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Overview

Theo M. Bestebroer is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Their research focuses primarily on the field of medicine, with particular emphasis on epidemiology and infectious diseases. Additional areas of study include animal science and zoology, agronomy and crop science, and molecular biology.

Their scientific output spans several interconnected topics, reflecting a concentration on viral infections and their epidemiology. Main research themes include:

  • Influenza virus research studies
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research
  • Animal virus infections studies
  • Animal disease management and epidemiology
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing

Frequently, their work has been published in a range of scientific venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature Medicine
  • Viruses
  • mBio

Some recent publications exemplifying their research scope include:

  • Comparative pathogenesis of COVID-19, MERS, and SARS in a nonhuman primate model, 2020, Science
  • SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted via contact and via the air between ferrets, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Rapid SARS-CoV-2 whole-genome sequencing and analysis for informed public health decision-making in the Netherlands, 2020, Nature Medicine
  • COVID-19 in health-care workers in three hospitals in the south of the Netherlands: a cross-sectional study, 2020, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Low levels of monkeypox virus-neutralizing antibodies after MVA-BN vaccination in healthy individuals, 2022, Nature Medicine

Theo M. Bestebroer has collaborated frequently with a group of researchers including Ron A. M. Fouchier, Sander Herfst, Dennis de Meulder, Mathilde Richard, and Marion Koopmans. These collaborations highlight engagement with experts actively investigating viral pathogens and infectious disease transmission.

Best Publications

  • Isolation of a Novel Coronavirus from a Man with Pneumonia in Saudi Arabia

    Ali Moh Zaki;Sander Van Boheemen;Theo M. Bestebroer;Albert D.M.E. Osterhaus

  • 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

  • Mapping the Antigenic and Genetic Evolution of Influenza Virus

    Derek J. Smith;Derek J. Smith;Alan S. Lapedes;Jan C. de Jong;Theo M. Bestebroer

  • Airborne transmission of influenza A/H5N1 virus between ferrets

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

  • Genomic Characterization of a Newly Discovered Coronavirus Associated with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Humans

    Sander van Boheemen;Miranda de Graaf;Chris Lauber;Theo M. Bestebroer

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

    Barry Rockx;Thijs Kuiken;Sander Herfst;Theo Bestebroer

  • Screening of an FDA-approved compound library identifies four small-molecule inhibitors of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus replication in cell culture

    Adriaan H. de Wilde;Dirk Jochmans;Clara C. Posthuma;Jessika C. Zevenhoven-Dobbe

  • 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

  • A previously undescribed coronavirus associated with respiratory disease in humans.

    Ron A. M. Fouchier;Nico G. Hartwig;Theo M. Bestebroer;Berend Niemeyer

  • Detection of a novel human coronavirus by real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction

    V M Corman;I Eckerle;T Bleicker;A Zaki

  • Substitutions near the receptor binding site determine major antigenic change during influenza virus evolution.

    Björn F. Koel;David F. Burke;Theo M. Bestebroer;Stefan van der Vliet

  • 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

  • Influenza B Virus in Seals

    A. D. M. E. Osterhaus;G. F. Rimmelzwaan;B. E. E. Martina;T. M. Bestebroer

  • Wild ducks as long-distance vectors of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1).

    Juthatip Keawcharoen;Debby van Riel;Geert van Amerongen;Theo M. Bestebroer

  • Analysis of the genomic sequence of a human metapneumovirus.

    Bernadette G. van den Hoogen;Theo M. Bestebroer;Albert D.M.E. Osterhaus;Ron A.M. Fouchier

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

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

  • Influenza A virus (H5N1) infection in cats causes systemic disease with potential novel routes of virus spread within and between hosts.

    Guus F. Rimmelzwaan;Debby van Riel;Marianne Baars;Theo M. Bestebroer

  • MERS-coronavirus replication induces severe in vitro cytopathology and is strongly inhibited by cyclosporin A or interferon-α treatment

    Adriaan H. de Wilde;V. Stalin Raj;Diede Oudshoorn;Theo M. Bestebroer

  • Pathogenesis of Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Infection in a Primate Model

    G. F. Rimmelzwaan;T. Kuiken;G. van Amerongen;T. M. Bestebroer

  • Rapid SARS-CoV-2 whole-genome sequencing and analysis for informed public health decision-making in the Netherlands.

    Bas B Oude Munnink;David F Nieuwenhuijse;Mart Stein;Áine O'Toole

Frequent Co-Authors

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

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