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W. Allan Nix is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medical and epidemiological aspects related to viral infections and immunology. The main field of study for Nix is Medicine, with specialized work in several subfields including Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Surgery, and Rheumatology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas pertinent to viral and infectious diseases, including:

  • Viral Infections and Immunology Research
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
  • Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes
  • Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions

W. Allan Nix has contributed to several publications, frequently appearing in journals related to infectious diseases and virology. The main publication venues include:

  • Emerging infectious diseases
  • Journal of Virological Methods
  • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses

Prominent papers authored or co-authored by Nix include:

  • Characteristics of Patients with Acute Flaccid Myelitis, United States, 2015-2018, 2020, Emerging infectious diseases
  • Comparison of Illumina MiSeq and the Ion Torrent PGM and S5 platforms for whole-genome sequencing of picornaviruses and caliciviruses, 2020, Journal of Virological Methods
  • Enterovirus D68-Associated Acute Flaccid Myelitis, United States, 2020, Emerging infectious diseases
  • Vital Signs: Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Confirmed Acute Flaccid Myelitis, United States, 2018, 2020, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Type-specific EV-D68 real-time RT-PCR assay for the detection of all extant enterovirus D68 strains, 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The scientist collaborates frequently with a number of researchers, including:

  • M. Steven Oberste
  • Adriana Lopez
  • Terry Fei Fan Ng
  • Sarah Kidd
  • Janell Routh

Best Publications

  • Characterization of a novel coronavirus associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome.

    Paul A. Rota;M. Steven Oberste;Stephan S. Monroe;W. Allan Nix

  • Sensitive, seminested PCR amplification of VP1 sequences for direct identification of all enterovirus serotypes from original clinical specimens.

    W. Allan Nix;M. Steven Oberste;Mark A. Pallansch

  • Improved molecular identification of enteroviruses by RT-PCR and amplicon sequencing.

    M.Steven Oberste;William A Nix;Kaija Maher;Mark A Pallansch

  • A cluster of acute flaccid paralysis and cranial nerve dysfunction temporally associated with an outbreak of enterovirus D68 in children in Colorado, USA

    Kevin Messacar;Teri L Schreiner;John A Maloney;Adam Wallace

  • "Eczema coxsackium" and unusual cutaneous findings in an enterovirus outbreak.

    Erin F. Mathes;Vikash Oza;Ilona J. Frieden;Kelly M. Cordoro

  • Severe respiratory illness associated with enterovirus D68 - Missouri and Illinois, 2014

    Claire M. Midgley;Mary Anne Jackson;Rangaraj Selvarangan;George Turabelidze

  • Severe respiratory illness associated with enterovirus D68 - Missouri and Illinois, 2014.

    Claire M Midgley;Mary Anne Jackson;Rangaraj Selvarangan;George Turabelidze

  • Etiology of viral gastroenteritis in children <5 years of age in the United States, 2008-2009.

    Preeti Chhabra;Daniel C. Payne;Peter G. Szilagyi;Kathryn M. Edwards

  • Outbreak of Neurologic Enterovirus Type 71 Disease: A Diagnostic Challenge

    Carlos M. Pérez-Vélez;Marsha S. Anderson;Christine C. Robinson;Christine C. Robinson;Elizabeth J. McFarland

  • Severe respiratory illness associated with a nationwide outbreak of enterovirus D68 in the USA (2014): a descriptive epidemiological investigation

    Claire M. Midgley;Claire M. Midgley;John T. Watson;W. Allan Nix;Aaron T. Curns

  • Acute Flaccid Myelitis in the United States, August-December 2014: Results of Nationwide Surveillance.

    James J. Sejvar;Adriana S. Lopez;Margaret M. Cortese;Eyal Leshem

  • Detection of All Known Parechoviruses by Real-Time PCR

    W. Allan Nix;Kaija Maher;E. Susanne Johansson;Bo Niklasson

  • Hand, foot, and mouth disease caused by coxsackievirus a6.

    Kelly Flett;Ilan Youngster;Jennifer Huang;Alexander McAdam

  • Enterovirus and Human Parechovirus Surveillance - United States, 2009-2013.

    Glen R Abedi;John T Watson;Huong Pham;W Allan Nix

  • Molecular identification of 13 new enterovirus types, EV79-88, EV97, and EV100-101, members of the species Human Enterovirus B.

    M. Steven Oberste;Kaija Maher;William A. Nix;Suzanne M. Michele

  • Enterovirus and Parechovirus Surveillance - United States, 2014-2016.

    Glen R Abedi;John T Watson;W Allan Nix;M Steven Oberste

  • Characteristics of young infants in whom human parechovirus, enterovirus or neither were detected in cerebrospinal fluid during sepsis evaluations.

    Justin Sharp;Christopher J. Harrison;Kelley Puckett;Suresh B. Selvaraju

  • Enterovirus D68 Infection in Children with Acute Flaccid Myelitis, Colorado, USA, 2014.

    Negar Aliabadi;Kevin Messacar;Daniel M. Pastula;Daniel M. Pastula;Christine C. Robinson

  • Infant Deaths Associated with Human Parechovirus Infection in Wisconsin

    Gerald Sedmak;W. Allan Nix;Jeffrey Jentzen;Thomas E. Haupt

  • Atypical hand-foot-and-mouth disease associated with coxsackievirus A6 infection.

    Jason P. Lott;Kristina Liu;Marie-Louise Landry;W. Allan Nix

  • Molecular epidemiology and type-specific detection of echovirus 11 isolates from the Americas, Europe, Africa, Australia, southern Asia and the Middle East.

    M.Steven Oberste;William A Nix;David R Kilpatrick;Mary R Flemister

  • Prospective study of enteroviral infections and development of beta-cell autoimmunity. Diabetes autoimmunity study in the young (DAISY).

    Patricia M Graves;Harley A Rotbart;William A Nix;Mark A Pallansch

Frequent Co-Authors

M. Steven Oberste
M. Steven Oberste Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
M. Steven Oberste
M. Steven Oberste Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mark A. Pallansch
Mark A. Pallansch National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Susan I. Gerber
Susan I. Gerber Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tanuja Chitnis
Tanuja Chitnis Harvard University
Carol A. Glaser
Carol A. Glaser Kaiser Permanente
Jan Vinjé
Jan Vinjé Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Joseph L. DeRisi
Joseph L. DeRisi University of California, San Francisco
Daniel R. Feikin
Daniel R. Feikin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jane F. Seward
Jane F. Seward Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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