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Shunzo Chiba is affiliated with Sapporo Medical University in Japan and focuses primarily on medical research, with specific expertise in infectious diseases. Their research spans several interconnected fields including epidemiology, animal science and zoology, immunology, and molecular biology.

The scientist's publication record covers a range of topics related to viral infections and respiratory diseases. Their work includes extensive studies on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, respiratory viral infections, viral gastroenteritis, and influenza virus research. The main research themes associated with their work are:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology

Chiba has contributed to multiple frequently published venues that include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • mBio
  • Vaccine
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • PLoS Pathogens

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Syrian hamsters as a small animal model for SARS-CoV-2 infection and countermeasure development," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "SARS-CoV-2 D614G variant exhibits efficient replication ex vivo and transmission in vivo," 2020, Science
  • "Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Domestic Cats," 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Antibody titers against SARS-CoV-2 decline, but do not disappear for several months," 2021, EClinicalMedicine
  • "Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in domestic cats imposes a narrow bottleneck," 2021, PLoS Pathogens

The scientist collaborates regularly with several coauthors, including:

  • Yoshihiro Kawaoka
  • Peter Halfmann
  • Masato Hatta
  • Tadashi Maemura
  • Kiyoko Iwatsuki-Horimoto

Best Publications

  • Protective effect of naturally acquired homotypic and heterotypic rotavirus antibodies.

    Shunzo Chiba;Shuji Nakata;Tomoko Urasawa;Shozo Urasawa

  • An outbreak of gastroenteritis associated with calicivirus in an infant home.

    Shunzo Chiba;Yasuhiko Sakuma;Ryoichi Kogasaka;Minoru Akihara

  • Human parvovirus B19 infection associated with acute hepatitis.

    Y Yoto;T Kudoh;K Haseyama;N Suzuki

  • Identification of human and bovine rotavirus serotypes by polymerase chain reaction.

    K. Taniguchi;F. Wakasugi;Y. Pongsuwanna;T. Urasawa

  • An Outbreak of Gastroenteritis Associated with Acute Rotaviral Infection in Schoolchildren

    Kazuo Matsumoto;Motoichi Hatano;Keiko Kobayashi;Ayako Hasegawa

  • Clinical severity of Norwalk virus and Sapporo virus gastroenteritis in children in Hokkaido, Japan.

    Yoshiyuki Sakai;Shuji Nakata;Shinjiro Honma;Masatoshi Tatsumi

  • Sapporo virus: history and recent findings.

    Shunzo Chiba;Shuji Nakata;Kazuko Numata-Kinoshita;Shinjiro Honma

  • OUTBREAK OF INFANTILE GASTROENTERITIS DUE TO TYPE 40 ADENOVIRUS

    Shunzo Chiba;Izumi Nakamura;Shozo Urasawa;Shuji Nakata

  • Gelatin-specific humoral and cellular immune responses in children with immediate- and nonimmediate-type reactions to live measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella vaccines ☆ ☆☆ ★

    Takuji Kumagai;Tatsuru Yamanaka;Yasuhiko Wataya;Aiko Umetsu

  • Incidence of human parvovirus B19 DNA detection in blood donors

    Yuko Yoto;Tooru Kudoh;Keiji Haseyama;Nobuhiro Suzuki

  • Survey of Human Rotavirus Serotypes in Different Locales in Japan by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay with Monoclonal Antibodies

    Shozo Urasawa;Tomoko Urasawa;Koki Taniguchi;Fumiyo Wakasugi

  • Infant botulism due to Clostridium botulinum type C toxin.

    Keiji Oguma;Kenji Yokota;Shunji Hayashi;Koichi Takeshi

  • Members of the Family Caliciviridae (Norwalk Virus and Sapporo Virus) Are the Most Prevalent Cause of Gastroenteritis Outbreaks among Infants in Japan

    Shuji Nakata;Shinjiro Honma;Kazuko-Kinoshita Numata;Keiko Kogawa

  • Occurrence of respiratory syncytial virus subgroup A and B strains in Japan, 1980 to 1987.

    H Tsutsumi;M Onuma;K Suga;T Honjo

  • Epidemiological study of Norwalk virus infections in Japan and Southeast Asia by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays with Norwalk virus capsid protein produced by the baculovirus expression system

    K. Numata;S. Nakata;Xi Jiang;M. K. Estes

  • Molecular characterization of morphologically typical human calicivirus Sapporo

    K. Numata;M. E. Hardy;S. Nakata;S. Chiba

  • Role of Milk Whey in the Transmission of Human Cytomegalovirus Infection by Breast Milk

    Hideomi Asanuma;Kei Numazaki;Nobuo Nagata;Tomoyuki Hotsubo

  • Respiratory syncytial virus infection of human respiratory epithelial cells enhances inducible nitric oxide synthase gene expression.

    Hiroyuki Tsutsumi;Ryoh Takeuchi;Masaya Ohsaki;Kimihira Seki

  • Prevalence of Human Calicivirus Infections in Kenya as Determined by Enzyme Immunoassays for Three Genogroups of the Virus

    Shuji Nakata;Shinjiro Honma;Kazuko Numata;Keiko Kogawa

  • Molecular characterization of a human calicivirus with sequence relationships closer to animal caliciviruses than other known human caliciviruses

    D. O. Matson;Wei-Ming Zhong;S. Nakata;K. Numata

Frequent Co-Authors

Nobuhiro Suzuki
Nobuhiro Suzuki Okayama University
Koki Taniguchi
Koki Taniguchi Fujita Health University
Mary K. Estes
Mary K. Estes Baylor College of Medicine
David O. Matson
David O. Matson Eastern Virginia Medical School
Nobumichi Kobayashi
Nobumichi Kobayashi Sapporo Medical University
Pearay L. Ogra
Pearay L. Ogra University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Kenzo Takada
Kenzo Takada Hokkaido University
Nobuhiro Fujii
Nobuhiro Fujii Sapporo Medical University
Antti Vaheri
Antti Vaheri University of Helsinki
Pekka Saikku
Pekka Saikku University of Oulu

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