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Sander Herfst is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a strong focus on infectious diseases and epidemiology. Their research portfolio includes a significant number of publications related to respiratory viral infections and animal virus studies.

Their primary fields of study encompass medicine, with notable subfields in epidemiology, infectious diseases, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, agronomy and crop science, and animal science and zoology.

Herfst's research addresses several key topics, including:

  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Infection Control and Ventilation
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies

The scientist has published in several venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • Nature Communications
  • Science
  • Nature

Frequent collaborators include Ron A. M. Fouchier, Theo M. Bestebroer, Dennis de Meulder, Mathilde Richard, and Barry Rockx, reflecting ongoing partnerships in research on viral infections and disease transmission.

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Comparative pathogenesis of COVID-19, MERS, and SARS in a nonhuman primate model", 2020, Science
  • "Animal models for COVID-19", 2020, Nature
  • "SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted via contact and via the air between ferrets", 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Intranasal fusion inhibitory lipopeptide prevents direct-contact SARS-CoV-2 transmission in ferrets", 2021, Science
  • "Influenza A viruses are transmitted via the air from the nasal respiratory epithelium of ferrets", 2020, Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Characterization of a Novel Influenza A Virus Hemagglutinin Subtype (H16) Obtained from Black-Headed Gulls

    Ron A. M. Fouchier;Vincent J. Munster;Anders Wallensten;Theo M. Bestebroer

  • Airborne transmission of influenza A/H5N1 virus between ferrets

    Sander Herfst;Eefje J. A. Schrauwen;Martin Linster;Salin Chutinimitkul

  • Comparative pathogenesis of COVID-19, MERS, and SARS in a nonhuman primate model.

    Barry Rockx;Thijs Kuiken;Sander Herfst;Theo Bestebroer

  • Animal models for COVID-19.

    César Muñoz-Fontela;William E. Dowling;Simon G.P. Funnell;Pierre S. Gsell

  • Pathogenesis and Transmission of Swine-Origin 2009 A(H1N1) Influenza Virus in Ferrets

    Vincent J. Munster;Emmie de Wit;Judith M. A. van den Brand;Sander Herfst

  • Transmission routes of respiratory viruses among humans.

    Jasmin S Kutter;Monique I Spronken;Pieter L Fraaij;Ron Am Fouchier

  • Detection of Influenza A Viruses from Different Species by PCR Amplification of Conserved Sequences in the Matrix Gene

    Ron A. M. Fouchier;Theo M. Bestebroer;Sander Herfst;Liane Van Der Kemp

  • Antigenic and Genetic Variability of Human Metapneumoviruses

    Bernadette G. van den Hoogen;Sander Herfst;Leo Sprong;Patricia A. Cane

  • SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted via contact and via the air between ferrets.

    Mathilde Richard;Adinda Kok;Dennis de Meulder;Theo M. Bestebroer

  • The Potential for Respiratory Droplet–Transmissible A/H5N1 Influenza Virus to Evolve in a Mammalian Host

    Colin A. Russell;Colin A. Russell;Colin A. Russell;Judith M. Fonville;Judith M. Fonville;André E. X. Brown;David F. Burke;David F. Burke

  • Identification, Characterization, and Natural Selection of Mutations Driving Airborne Transmission of A/H5N1 Virus

    Martin Linster;Sander van Boheemen;Miranda de Graaf;Eefje J.A. Schrauwen

  • Virulence-Associated Substitution D222G in the Hemagglutinin of 2009 Pandemic Influenza A(H1N1) Virus Affects Receptor Binding

    Salin Chutinimitkul;Sander Herfst;John Steel;Anice C. Lowen

  • How a virus travels the world

    Josanne H. Verhagen;Sander Herfst;Ron A. M. Fouchier

  • Limited airborne transmission of H7N9 influenza A virus between ferrets

    Mathilde Richard;Eefje J. A. Schrauwen;Miranda de Graaf;Theo M. Bestebroer

  • One health, multiple challenges: the inter-species transmission of influenza A virus

    Kirsty R. Short;Kirsty R. Short;Mathilde Richard;Josanne H. Verhagen;Debby van Riel

  • Intranasal fusion inhibitory lipopeptide prevents direct-contact SARS-CoV-2 transmission in ferrets.

    Rory D. de Vries;Katharina S. Schmitz;Francesca T. Bovier;Francesca T. Bovier;Camilla Predella;Camilla Predella

  • The Multibasic Cleavage Site in H5N1 Virus Is Critical for Systemic Spread along the Olfactory and Hematogenous Routes in Ferrets

    Eefje J. A. Schrauwen;Sander Herfst;Lonneke M. Leijten;Peter van Run

  • Influenza A Virus Surveillance in Wild Birds in Northern Europe in 1999 and 2000

    R A M Fouchier;Björn Olsen;T M Bestebroer;S Herfst

  • Influenza A viruses are transmitted via the air from the nasal respiratory epithelium of ferrets.

    Mathilde Richard;Judith M. A. van den Brand;Theo M. Bestebroer;Pascal Lexmond

  • Introduction of Virulence Markers in PB2 of Pandemic Swine-Origin Influenza Virus Does Not Result in Enhanced Virulence or Transmission

    Sander Herfst;Salin Chutinimitkul;Jianqiang Ye;Emmie de Wit

Frequent Co-Authors

Ron A. M. Fouchier
Ron A. M. Fouchier Erasmus University Rotterdam
Theo M. Bestebroer
Theo M. Bestebroer Erasmus University Rotterdam
Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus
Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation
Thijs Kuiken
Thijs Kuiken Erasmus University Rotterdam
Guus F. Rimmelzwaan
Guus F. Rimmelzwaan University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation
Bart L. Haagmans
Bart L. Haagmans Erasmus University Rotterdam
Marion Koopmans
Marion Koopmans Erasmus University Rotterdam
Derek J. Smith
Derek J. Smith University of Cambridge
Rik L. de Swart
Rik L. de Swart Erasmus University Rotterdam
Vincent J. Munster
Vincent J. Munster National Institutes of Health

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