Projects per year
Organization profile
Organisation Profile
The newly established Emerging Infections Research Unit at University of Helsinki is led by Associate Professor Tarja Sironen. Our research focuses on emerging infectious diseases in human and animals.
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
Profiles
Kirsi Aaltonen
- Department of Virology - Doctoral Student
- Veterinary Biosciences - Phd student
- Viral Zoonosis Research Unit
- Emerging Infections Research Group
- Doctoral Programme in Clinical Veterinary Medicine
- Veterinary Microbiology and Epidemiology
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, UH
Ravi Kant
- Department of Virology - Postdoctoral Researcher
- Viral Zoonosis Research Unit
- Emerging Infections Research Group
- Doctoral Programme in Clinical Veterinary Medicine - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: U2 Teaching and research staff, Teaching and research personnel
Tarja Sironen
- Department of Virology - University Researcher
- Viral Zoonosis Research Unit
- Emerging Infections Research Group
- Doctoral Programme in Microbiology and Biotechnology - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Clinical Veterinary Medicine - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, UH, Teaching and research personnel
Projects 2017 2020
- 1 Active
Publications 2002 2020
Streptococcus halichoeri - Comparative Genomics of an emerging pathogen
Aaltonen, K., Kant, R., Eklund, M., Raunio-Saarnisto, M., Paulin, L., Vapalahti, O., Grönthal, T., Rantala, M. & Sironen, T., 14 Jan 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : International Journal of Genomics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Bombali Virus in Mops condylurus Bat, Kenya
Forbes, K. M., Webala, P. W., Jääskeläinen, A. J., Abdurahman, S., Ogola, J., Masika, M. M., Kivistö, I., Alburkat, H., Plyusnin, I., Levanov, L., Korhonen, E. M., Huhtamo, E., Mwaengo, D., Smura, T., Mirazimi, A., Anzala, O., Vapalahti, O. & Sironen, T., May 2019, In : Emerging Infectious Diseases. 25, 5, p. 955-957 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
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Co-circulation of highly diverse Aleutian mink disease virus strains in Finland
Virtanen, J., Smura, T., Aaltonen, K., Moisander-Jylhä, A-M., Knuuttila, A., Vapalahti, O. & Sironen, T., Feb 2019, In : Journal of General Virology. 100, 2, p. 227-236 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Detection of novel tick-borne pathogen, Alongshan virus, in Ixodes ricinus ticks, south-eastern Finland, 2019
Kuivanen, S., Levanov, L., Kareinen, L., Sironen, T., Jääskeläinen, A. J., Plyusnin, I., Zakham, F., Emmerich, P., Schmidt-Chanasit, J., Hepojoki, J., Smura, T. & Vapalahti, O., 4 Jul 2019, In : Eurosurveillance. 24, 27, p. 9-16 8 p., 1900394.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
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Development, validation and clinical evaluation of a broad-range pan-filovirus RT-qPCR
Jääskeläinen, A. J., Sironen, T., Diagne, C. T., Diagne, M. M., Faye, M., Faye, O., Faye, O., Hewson, R., Mölsä, M., Weidmanng, M. W., Watson, R., Sall, A. A. & Vapalahti, O., May 2019, In : Journal of Clinical Virology. 114, p. 26-31 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Activities 2010 2018
Miksi loiset ja muut ihmisen seuralaiset ovat yhä merkittäviä?
Tuomas Aivelo (Speaker), Tarja Anita Sironen (Speaker), Jenni Maria Sofia Lehtimäki (Speaker)31 Jan 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
11th International Symposium on Lactic Acid Bacteria
Ravi Kant (Poster Presentation)31 Aug 2014 → 4 Sep 2014
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Tutkimusohjelmayksikkö (External organisation)
Tarja Sironen (Member)1 Jan 2010 → 12 Dec 2012
Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in national/international committee, council, board