• Anthropogenic infection of domestic cats with SARS-CoV-2 alpha variant B.1.1.7 lineage in Buenos Aires 

      Pecora, Andrea; Malacari, Darío Amilcar; Mozgovoj, Marina Valeria; Díaz, María de los Ángeles; Peralta, Andrea Veronica; Cacciabue, Marco Polo Domingo; Puebla, Andrea Fabiana; Carusso, Cristian; Mundo, Silvia Leonor; Gonzalez Lopez Ledesma, María Mora; Gamarnik, Andrea Vanesa; Rinaldi, Osvaldo; Vidal, Osvaldo; Mas, Javier; Dus Santos, Maria Jose (Frontiers Media, 2022-03)
      SARS-CoV-2 reverse zoonosis, particularly to domestic animals, and the potential role of infected animals in perpetuating the spread of the virus is an issue of increasing concern. In this case report, we identified the ...
    • Bovine interferon lambda Is a potent antiviral against SARS-CoV-2 infection in vitro 

      Cardoso, Nancy; Mansilla, Florencia Celeste; Benedetti, Estefanía; Turco, Cecilia Soledad; Barone, Lucas Jose; Iserte, Javier Alonso; Soria, Ivana; Baumeister, Elsa; Capozzo, Alejandra (Frontiers Media, 2020-11)
      Interferon lambda (IFN-λ) is an antiviral naturally produced in response to viral infections, with activity on cells of epithelial origin and located in the mucosal surfaces. This localized activity results in reduced ...
    • Development and evaluation of a low cost IgG ELISA test based in RBD protein for COVID-19 

      Villafañe, Luciana María; Gallo Vaulet, Maria Lucia; Viere, Florencia M.; Klepp, Laura Ines; Forrellad, Marina Andrea; Bigi, María Mercedes; Romano, Maria Isabel; Magistrelli, Giovanni; Rodríguez Fermepin, Marcelo; Bigi, Fabiana (Elsevier, 2022-01)
      Serology tests for SARS-CoV-2 have proven to be important tools to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. These serological tests can be used in low-income and remote areas for patient contact tracing, epidemiologic studies ...
    • Development of an IgY-Based treatment to control bovine Coronavirus diarrhea in dairy calves 

      Bok, Marina; Vega, Celina Guadalupe; Castells, Matias; Colina, Rodney; Wigdorovitz, Andres; Parreño, Gladys Viviana (MDPI, 2023-03)
      Bovine Coronavirus (BCoV) is a major pathogen associated with neonatal calf diarrhea. Standard practice dictates that to prevent BCoV diarrhea, dams should be immunized in the last stage of pregnancy to increase BCoV-specific ...
    • Dying alone due to COVID-19 : do the needs of the many outweigh the rights of the few—or the one? 

      Capozzo, Alejandra (Frontiers Media, 2020-11)
      The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has been striking the world since it was first identified in December 2019 in China. The World Health ...
    • Evaluation of a lyophilized CRISPR-Cas12 assay for a sensitive, specific, and rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 

      Curti, Lucía Ana; Primost, Ivana; Valla, Sofia; Ibañez Alegre, Daiana; Olguin Perglione, Cecilia; Repizo, Guillermo Daniel; Lara, Julia; Parcerisa, Ivana; Palacios, Antonela; Llases, María Eugenia; Rinflerch, Adriana; Barrios, Melanie; Pereyra Bonnet, Federico; Gimenez, Carla Alejandra; Marcone, Débora Natalia (MDPI, 2021-03)
      We evaluated a lyophilized CRISPR-Cas12 assay for SARS-CoV-2 detection (Lyo-CRISPR SARS-CoV-2 kit) based on reverse transcription, isothermal amplification, and CRISPR-Cas12 reaction. From a total of 210 RNA samples extracted ...
    • Morir en soledad: la terrible situación de las personas que fallecen por COVID-19 y el dolor de sus familiares en un contexto de desborde del sistema de salud 

      Capozzo, Alejandra (Sociedad Argentina de Medicina, 2020-09)
      La Organización Mundial de la Salud declaró la pandemia de covid-19 el 11 de marzo de 2020. El coronavirus pandémico afecta a todo el mundo desde que se identificó en diciembre de 2019 en Wuhan, China. La pandemia causó ...
    • Rapid and cost-effective process based on insect larvae for scale-up production of SARS-COV-2 spike protein for serological COVID-19 testing 

      Smith, Ignacio; Mc Callum, Gregorio Juan; Sabljic, Adriana Victoria; Marfia, Juan Ignacio; Bombicino, Silvina Sonia; Trabucchi, Aldana; Iacono, Ruben Francisco; Birenbaum, Joaquín Manuel; Vazquez, Susana Claudia; Minoia, Juan Mauricio; Cascone, Osvaldo; Lopez, Maria Gabriela; Taboga, Oscar Alberto; Targovnik, Alexandra Marisa; Wolman, Federico Javier; Fingermann, Matías; Alonso, Leonardo Gabriel; Valdez, Silvina Noemí; Miranda, María Victoria (Wiley, 2021-10)
      Serology testing for COVID-19 is important in evaluating active immune response against SARS-CoV-2, studying the antibody kinetics, and monitoring reinfections with genetic variants and new virus strains, in particular, ...
    • Review of antiviral peptides for use against zoonotic and selected non-zoonotic viruses 

      Hollmann, Axel; Cardoso, Nancy; Espeche, Juan C.; Maffía, Paulo C. (Elsevier, 2021-08)
      Viruses remain one of the leading causes of animal and human disease. Some animal viral infections spread sporadically to human populations, posing a serious health risk. Particularly the emerging viral zoonotic diseases ...
    • Serological evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pets naturally exposed during the COVID-19 outbreak in Argentina 

      Panei, Carlos Javier; Bravi, María Emilia; More, Gastón; de Felice, Lorena Alejandra; Unzaga, Juan Manuel; Salina, Marcos D.; Rivero, Fernando David; Di Lullo, David; Pecoraro, Marcelo; Alvarez, Diego Ezequiel; Castro, Eliana Florencia; Fuentealba, Nadia Analía (Elsevier, 2022-12)
      Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the etiological agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has rapidly spread worldwide. The monitoring of animals has shown that certain species may be ...
    • Serological screening of SARS-CoV-2 infection in companion animals of Buenos Aires suburbs 

      Cardoso, Nancy; Rivero, Carla; Castillo, Mariangeles; Mansilla, Florencia Celeste; Pastorino, Florencia; Piccirilli, Guadalupe; Alonso, Laura; Martinez, Gustavo; Di Lullo, David; Bentancor, Leticia Veronica; Capozzo, Alejandra (Frontiers Media, 2023-05)
      The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a zoonotic disease caused by the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2. Domestic and wild animals are susceptible to infection and are potential reservoirs for virus variants. To date, there ...