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List of works by William M Switzer

A Multiplex HIV Incidence Assay for Inferring Recent HIV-1 Transmission and Time of Infection

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A Strategy for PrEP Clinicians to Manage Ambiguous HIV Test Results During Follow-up Visits

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A gorilla reservoir for human T-lymphotropic virus type 4.

scientific article published on 22 January 2014

A history of recurrent positive selection at the toll-like receptor 5 in primates

scientific article published on 29 January 2009

A large HCV transmission network enabled a fast-growing HIV outbreak in rural Indiana, 2015

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A multicenter blinded analysis indicates no association between chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis and either xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus or polytropic murine leukemia virus

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A multiplexed RT-LAMP assay for detection of group M HIV-1 in plasma or whole blood

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A non-invasive specimen collection method and a novel simian foamy virus (SFV) DNA quantification assay in New World primates reveal aspects of tissue tropism and improved SFV detection

scientific article published on September 2017

A novel hepacivirus with an unusually long and intrinsically disordered NS5A protein in a wild Old World primate

scientific article published on 05 June 2013

A re-evaluation of the origin of hepatitis C virus genotype 2 in West Africa

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Absence of evidence of xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus infection in persons with chronic fatigue syndrome and healthy controls in the United States

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Absence of giant blood Marseille-like virus DNA detection by polymerase chain reaction in plasma from healthy US blood donors and serum from multiply transfused patients from Cameroon

scientific article published on 2 February 2015

An exogenous retrovirus isolated from koalas with malignant neoplasias in a US zoo

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An expanded search for simian foamy viruses (SFV) in Brazilian New World primates identifies novel SFV lineages and host age-related infections

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Ancient co-speciation of simian foamy viruses and primates

scientific article (publication date: 17 March 2005)

Ancient origin and molecular features of the novel human T-lymphotropic virus type 3 revealed by complete genome analysis.

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Ancient, independent evolution and distinct molecular features of the novel human T-lymphotropic virus type 4.

scientific article published on 02 February 2009

Assessing Commitment and Reporting Fidelity to a Text Message-Based Participatory Surveillance in Rural Western Uganda

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Baboon bone-marrow xenotransplant in a patient with advanced HIV disease: case report and 8-year follow-up

scientific article published on 01 December 2004

Bayesian inference reveals ancient origin of simian foamy virus in orangutans

scientific article published on 5 March 2017

Beyond bushmeat: animal contact, injury, and zoonotic disease risk in Western Uganda

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Characterization and comparison of recombinant simian immunodeficiency virus from drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) and mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) isolates.

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Characterization of New HIV Infections among Adults ≥45 Years—New York City, North Carolina, San Francisco, 2011–2013.

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Chimpanzee adenovirus antibodies in humans, sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published on October 2006

Clinical and Molecular Features of Feline Foamy Virus and Feline Leukemia Virus Co-Infection in Naturally-Infected Cats

scientific article published in 2018

Clinical and virological characterization of persistent human infection with simian foamy viruses

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Coinfection of Ugandan red colobus (Procolobus [Piliocolobus] rufomitratus tephrosceles) with novel, divergent delta-, lenti-, and spumaretroviruses

scientific article (publication date: November 2009)

Coinfection with HIV-1 and simian foamy virus in West Central Africans

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Complete Genome Sequence of a Baboon Simian Foamy Virus Isolated from an Infected Human

scientific article published on 02 July 2020

Conference highlights of the 15th International Conference on Human Retrovirology: HTLV and related retroviruses, 4-8 June 2011, Leuven, Gembloux, Belgium

scientific article published on 28 October 2011

Conference highlights of the 16th International Conference on Human Retrovirology: HTLV and related retroviruses, 26-30 June 2013, Montreal, Canada.

scientific article published on 24 February 2014

Corrigendum to "Spumaretroviruses: Updated taxonomy and nomenclature" [Virology 516 (2018) 158-164]

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Cross-species retroviral transmission from macaques to human beings

scientific article published in August 2002

Demographic but not geographic insularity in HIV transmission among young black MSM

scientific article published on November 13, 2011

Detailed Transmission Network Analysis of a Large Opiate-Driven Outbreak of HIV Infection in the United States

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Detailed molecular epidemiologic characterization of HIV-1 infection in Bulgaria reveals broad diversity and evolving phylodynamics

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Detailed phylogenetic analysis of primate T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (PTLV-1) sequences from orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) reveals new insights into the evolutionary history of PTLV-1 in Asia

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Detection of Murine Leukemia Virus or Mouse DNA in Commercial RT-PCR Reagents and Human DNAs

scientific article published on December 20, 2011

Development and application of a high-throughput microneutralization assay: lack of xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus and/or murine leukemia virus detection in blood donors

scientific article published in February 2012

Development of HTLV-1 associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis in a patient with simian T-lymphotropic virus type 1-like infection.

scientific article published on 28 August 2015

Discovery and full genome characterization of a new SIV lineage infecting red-tailed guenons (Cercopithecus ascanius schmidti) in Kibale National Park, Uganda

scientific article published on 4 July 2014

Discovery and full genome characterization of two highly divergent simian immunodeficiency viruses infecting black-and-white colobus monkeys (Colobus guereza) in Kibale National Park, Uganda

scientific article (publication date: 21 October 2013)

Discovery of prosimian and afrotherian foamy viruses and potential cross species transmissions amidst stable and ancient mammalian co-evolution

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Disparate distribution of hepatitis B virus genotypes in four sub-Saharan African countries

scientific article published on July 17, 2013

Distribution of apolipoprotein L-I and trypanosome lytic activity among primate sera

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Dual Simian Foamy Virus/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infections in Persons from Côte d'Ivoire

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Emergence of a novel and highly divergent HTLV-3 in a primate hunter in Cameroon

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Emergence of unique primate T-lymphotropic viruses among central African bushmeat hunters

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Employing Molecular Phylodynamic Methods to Identify and Forecast HIV Transmission Clusters in Public Health Settings: A Qualitative Study

scientific article published on 22 August 2020

Evolutionary and functional analyses of the interaction between the myeloid restriction factor SAMHD1 and the lentiviral Vpx protein

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Exceptional simian hemorrhagic fever virus diversity in a wild African primate community

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Failure to confirm XMRV/MLVs in the blood of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: a multi-laboratory study

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Frequent simian foamy virus infection in persons occupationally exposed to nonhuman primates

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Genetic characterization of the complete genome of a highly divergent simian T-lymphotropic virus (STLV) type 3 from a wild Cercopithecus mona monkey

scientific article (publication date: 27 October 2009)

Genome-Wide Patterns of Gene Expression in a Wild Primate Indicate Species-Specific Mechanisms Associated with Tolerance to Natural Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection.

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Genomic resources notes accepted 1 December 2014 - 31 January 2015

scientific article published in May 2015

HIV Infection Linked to Injection Use of Oxymorphone in Indiana, 2014-2015.

scientific article published on July 2016

HIV infection among partners of HIV-infected black men who have sex with Men - North Carolina, 2011-2013.

scientific article published on February 2014

HIV reverse-transcriptase drug resistance mutations during early infection reveal greater transmission diversity than in envelope sequences

scientific article published on 12 June 2014

HTLV-3 and HTLV-4 antisense proteins activate JunB-, c-Jun- and JunD-dependent transcription.

scientific article published on 6 June 2011

HTLV-3 and HTLV-4 antisense proteins enhance the transactivation potential of several Jun family members through interaction via their bZIP-like domain.

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Hepatitis C Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing (NAAT) for Acute Case Detection: A Historical Protocol Repurposed to Combat a Current Outbreak

scientific article published on 9 December 2015

Human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 infection among U.S. thalassemia patients

scientific article published on 12 March 2013

Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 3 (HTLV-3)- and HTLV-4-Derived Antisense Transcripts Encode Proteins with Similar Tax-Inhibiting Functions but Distinct Subcellular Localization

scientific article published on September 14, 2011

Human T-cell leukemia virus type 3 (HTLV-3) and HTLV-4 antisense-transcript-encoded proteins interact and transactivate Jun family-dependent transcription via their atypical bZIP motif

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Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 infection among U.S. Thalassemia patients.

scientific article published on 7 January 2014

Human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) in Portugal: Clinical spectrum, circulating subtypes, virus isolation, and plasma viral load

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Identification and characterization of highly divergent simian foamy viruses in a wide range of new world primates from Brazil

scientific article (publication date: 2013)

Identification and molecular characterization of new STLV-1 and STLV-3 strains in wild-caught nonhuman primates in Cameroon

scientific article published on 5 November 2007

Identification in gelada baboons (Theropithecus gelada) of a distinct simian T-cell lymphotropic virus type 3 with a broad range of Western blot reactivity

scientific article published on February 2004

Identifying Clusters of Recent and Rapid HIV Transmission Through Analysis of Molecular Surveillance Data

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Implications of simian retroviruses for captive primate population management and the occupational safety of primate handlers

scientific article published on September 2006

Increasing HIV-1 subtype diversity in seven states, United States, 2006-2013.

scientific article published on 22 February 2017

Intra-host diversity and evolution of hepatitis C virus endemic to Côte d'Ivoire

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Investigation of hepatitis B virus and human immunodeficiency virus transmission among severely mentally ill residents at a long term care facility

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Koala retrovirus diversity, transmissibility, and disease associations

scientific article published on 02 October 2020

Lack of evidence for infection with simian immunodeficiency virus in bonobos

scientific article published in February 2002

Likely female-to-female sexual transmission of HIV--Texas, 2012.

scientific article published on March 2014

Limited SHIV env diversification in macaques failing oral antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis

scientific article published on May 9, 2012

Low HIV-1 transmitted drug resistance in Bulgaria against a background of high clade diversity

scientific article published on 3 February 2015

Maintenance and reappearance of extremely divergent intra-host HIV-1 variants

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MicrobeTrace: Retooling molecular epidemiology for rapid public health response

scientific article published on 07 September 2021

Molecular Analysis of the Complete Genome of a Simian Foamy Virus Infecting Hylobates pileatus (pileated gibbon) Reveals Ancient Co-Evolution with Lesser Apes

scientific article published on 03 July 2019

Molecular Epidemiological Analysis of the Origin and Transmission Dynamics of the HIV-1 CRF01_AE Sub-Epidemic in Bulgaria

scientific article published on 21 January 2021

Molecular Epidemiology of the HIV-1 Subtype B Sub-Epidemic in Bulgaria

scientific article published on 14 April 2020

Molecular characterization of a novel simian immunodeficiency virus lineage (SIVtal) from northern talapoins (Miopithecus ogouensis).

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Molecular ecology and natural history of simian foamy virus infection in wild-living chimpanzees

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Mosaic genomes of the six major primate lentivirus lineages revealed by phylogenetic analyses

scientific article published on July 2003

Mucosal and systemic antibody responses in humans infected with simian foamy virus

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Multi-laboratory evaluations of XMRV nucleic acid detection assays

Murine leukemia viruses (MuLV) and Xenotropic MuLV-related viruses exhibit inter-tropic complex recombination patterns

scientific article published on 6 June 2011

Natural selection favoring more transmissible HIV detected in United States molecular transmission network

scientific article published on 19 December 2019

Naturally acquired simian retrovirus infections in central African hunters

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Neutralizing antibodies to human and simian adenoviruses in humans and New-World monkeys

scientific article published on 24 August 2010

No Association of Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus-Related Viruses with Prostate Cancer

scientific article published on May 4, 2011

No evidence for XMRV nucleic acids, infectious virus or anti-XMRV antibodies in Canadian patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

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No evidence of murine leukemia virus-related viruses in live attenuated human vaccines

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Nonhuman primate retroviruses from Cambodia: high simian foamy virus prevalence, identification of divergent STLV-1 strains and no evidence of SIV infection

scientific article published on 21 April 2013

Notes from the Field: HIV Diagnoses Among Persons Who Inject Drugs - Northeastern Massachusetts, 2015-2018

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Novel simian foamy virus infections from multiple monkey species in women from the Democratic Republic of Congo

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Occupational HIV transmission among male adult film performers - multiple states, 2014

journal article published in 2016

Origin and spread of HIV-1 in persons who inject drugs in Bulgaria.

scientific article published on 21 May 2016

Screening for simian foamy virus infection by using a combined antigen Western blot assay: evidence for a wide distribution among Old World primates and identification of four new divergent viruses.

scientific article published in May 2003

Serologic Prevalence of Ebola Virus in Equatorial Africa

scholarly article by Imke Steffen et al published May 2019 in Emerging Infectious Diseases

Serologic and PCR testing of persons with chronic fatigue syndrome in the United States shows no association with xenotropic or polytropic murine leukemia virus-related virus

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Serologic and PCR testing of persons with chronic fatigue syndrome in the United States shows no association with xenotropic or polytropic murine leukemia virus-related viruses

scientific article published on February 22, 2011

Serologic testing for human T-lymphotropic virus-3 and -4.

scientific article published in September 2006

Short communication: Absence of evidence of HTLV-3 and HTLV-4 in patients with large granular lymphocyte (LGL) leukemia

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Simian Foamy Virus (SFV) infection from multiple monkey species in women from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Simian Foamy Viruses in Central and South America: A New World of Discovery

scientific article published on 20 October 2019

Simian T-lymphotropic virus diversity among nonhuman primates, Cameroon

scientific article published on February 2009

Spumaretroviruses: Updated taxonomy and nomenclature

scientific article published in February 2018

Subspecies composition and founder contribution of the captive U.S. chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) population

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Susceptibility of HIV-2, SIV and SHIV to various anti-HIV-1 compounds: implications for treatment and postexposure prophylaxis

scientific article published in February 2004

The Blood Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus–Related Virus Scientific Research Working Group: mission, progress, and plans

scientific article published on March 1, 2011

The epidemiology of simian immunodeficiency virus infection in a large number of wild- and captive-born chimpanzees: evidence for a recent introduction following chimpanzee divergence

scientific article published in May 2005

Transmission fitness of drug-resistant HIV revealed in a surveillance system transmission network

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Undisclosed HIV infection among MSM in a behavioral surveillance study

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Wide distribution and ancient evolutionary history of simian foamy viruses in New World primates

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Zoonotic infection of Brazilian primate workers with New World simian foamy virus

scientific article published on 20 September 2017

Zoonotic viruses associated with illegally imported wildlife products

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