Research Center for Infectious Disease Control

Staff:

Assitant Professor

Takeshi Kurosu, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Yohei Watanabe, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Collaborator

Ritsuko Koketsu, Ph.D.

Subjects:

1. Characterization of H5N1? influenza virus variants with mutations isolated inpatients
2. Characterization of human monoclonal antibodies that broadly cross-neutralize influenza A viruses
3. Establishment of new mouse model of dengue virus infection

Papers published in 2015

1. Detection of chikungunya virus antigen by a novel rapid immunochromatographic test.

   Tamaki Okabayashi, Tadahiro Sasaki, Promsin Masrinoul, Nantarat Chantawat, Sutee Yoksan, Narong Nitatpattana, Sarunyou Chusri, Ronald E Morales Vargas, Marc Grandadam, Paul T Brey, Soegeng Soegijanto, Kris Cahyo Mulyantno, Siti Churrotin, Tomohiro Kotaki, Oumar Faye, Ousmane Faye, Abdourahmane Sow, Amadou Alpha Sall, Orapim Puiprom, Panjaporn Chaichana, Takeshi Kurosu, Seiji Kato, Mieko Kosaka, Pongrama Ramasoota and Kazuyoshi Ikuta

   J Clin Microbiol, 53 (2), 382-388, 2015.

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Department of Virology

Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University