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Overview

Wun-Ju Shieh is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions in immunology and microbiology. Within these broader fields, their work extensively covers infectious diseases, epidemiology, parasitology, immunology, and physiology.

Their recent research topics address a variety of subjects, emphasizing viral infections, including SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, viral infections and vectors, and COVID-19 clinical research studies. Other notable areas include viral infections and outbreaks research, parasitic infections and diagnostics, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, and virus-based gene therapy research.

Frequent coauthors that have collaborated with Wun-Ju Shieh include Jana M. Ritter, Joy Gary, Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Roosecelis B. Martines, and Brigid C. Bollweg. These collaborations indicate a sustained involvement in multidisciplinary research efforts.

The scientist has published in several notable venues such as the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Biomedical Journal, Clinical Microbiology Reviews, and The Journal of Infectious Diseases. The most frequent publication venue is the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, with two publications.

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Wun-Ju Shieh include:

  • "Human adenovirus infections in pediatric population - An update on clinico-pathologic correlation," 2021, Biomedical Journal
  • "Pathology and Pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 Associated with Fatal Coronavirus Disease, United States," 2020, Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • "Updated Review on Nocardia Species: 2006-2021," 2022, Clinical Microbiology Reviews
  • "Evidence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Replication and Tropism in the Lungs, Airways, and Vascular Endothelium of Patients With Fatal Coronavirus Disease 2019: An Autopsy Case Series," 2021, The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • "Pathological findings in suspected cases of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI): a case series," 2020, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Best Publications

  • A novel coronavirus associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome.

    Ksiazek Tg;Erdman D;Goldsmith Cs;Zaki

  • The Outbreak of West Nile Virus Infection in the New York City Area in 1999

    D Nash;F Mostashari;A Fine;J Miller

  • Nipah Virus: A Recently Emergent Deadly Paramyxovirus

    K. B. Chua;W. J. Bellini;P. A. Rota;B. H. Harcourt

  • Investigation of bioterrorism-related anthrax, United States, 2001: epidemiologic findings.

    Daniel B. Jernigan;Pratima L. Raghunathan;Beth P Bell;Ross J. Brechner

  • A new arenavirus in a cluster of fatal transplant-associated diseases.

    Gustavo F. Palacios;Julian Druce;Lei Du;Thomas Tran

  • Influenza-Associated Deaths among Children in the United States, 2003–2004

    Niranjan Bhat;Jennifer G. Wright;Karen R. Broder;Erin L. Murray

  • Notes from the Field: Evidence of Zika Virus Infection in Brain and Placental Tissues from Two Congenitally Infected Newborns and Two Fetal Losses — Brazil, 2015

    Martines Rb;Bhatnagar J;Keating Mk;Silva-Flannery L

  • Epidemic Leptospirosis Associated with Pulmonary Hemorrhage—Nicaragua, 1995

    Rosalie T. Trevejo;José G. Rigau-Pérez;David A. Ashford;Emily M. McClure

  • Transmission of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus by organ transplantation.

    Staci A. Fischer;Mary Beth Graham;Matthew J. Kuehnert;Camille Nelson Kotton

  • Transmission of rabies virus from an organ donor to four transplant recipients.

    Arjun Srinivasan;Elizabeth C. Burton;Matthew J. Kuehnert;Charles Rupprecht

  • Role of Host Cytokine Responses in the Pathogenesis of Avian H5N1 Influenza Viruses in Mice

    Kristy J. Szretter;Shivaprakash Gangappa;Xuihua Lu;Chalanda Smith

  • 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1): Pathology and Pathogenesis of 100 Fatal Cases in the United States

    Wun-Ju Shieh;Dianna M. Blau;Amy M. Denison;Marlene DeLeon-Carnes

  • Discovery of Swine as a Host for the Reston ebolavirus

    Roger W. Barrette;Samia A. Metwally;Jessica M. Rowland;Lizhe Xu

  • Nipah virus infection: pathology and pathogenesis of an emerging paramyxoviral zoonosis.

    Kum Thong Wong;Wun-Ju Shieh;Shalini Kumar;Karim Norain

  • A Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus That Lacks the E Gene Is Attenuated In Vitro and In Vivo

    Marta L. DeDiego;Enrique Álvarez;Fernando Almazán;María Teresa Rejas

  • Prior Infection and Passive Transfer of Neutralizing Antibody Prevent Replication of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in the Respiratory Tract of Mice

    Kanta Subbarao;Josephine McAuliffe;Leatrice Vogel;Gary Fahle

  • Pathogenesis of avian influenza A (H5N1) viruses in ferrets.

    Lois A. Zitzow;Thomas Rowe;Timothy Morken;Wun-Ju Shieh

  • Pathology and Pathogenesis of Fatal Bordetella pertussis Infection in Infants

    Christopher D. Paddock;Gary N. Sanden;James D. Cherry;Anthony A. Gal

  • Pathology of congenital Zika syndrome in Brazil: a case series

    Roosecelis Brasil Martines;Julu Bhatnagar;Ana Maria de Oliveira Ramos;Helaine Pompeia Freire Davi

  • Pathology and Pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 Associated with Fatal Coronavirus Disease, United States.

    Roosecelis B Martines;Jana M Ritter;Eduard Matkovic;Joy Gary

  • Fever and multisystem organ failure associated with 17D-204 yellow fever vaccination: a report of four cases.

    Michael Martin;Michael Martin;Theodore F Tsai;Bruce Cropp;Gwong-Jen J Chang

  • Evidence of Zika Virus Infection in Brain and Placental Tissues from Two Congenitally Infected Newborns and Two Fetal Losses — Brazil, 2015

    Roosecelis Brasil Martines;Julu Bhatnagar;M. Kelly Keating;Luciana Silva-Flannery

Frequent Co-Authors

Sherif R. Zaki
Sherif R. Zaki Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jeannette Guarner
Jeannette Guarner Emory University
Christopher D. Paddock
Christopher D. Paddock Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cynthia S. Goldsmith
Cynthia S. Goldsmith Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Pierre E. Rollin
Pierre E. Rollin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thomas G. Ksiazek
Thomas G. Ksiazek The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Jacqueline M. Katz
Jacqueline M. Katz Emory University
Suryaprakash Sambhara
Suryaprakash Sambhara Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tanja Popovic
Tanja Popovic Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Robert S. Lanciotti
Robert S. Lanciotti Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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