Cynthia (Cindy) McMillen, PhD
@goingviral88.bsky.social
Bunyavirologist working hard to understand vertical transmission in humans and livestock. Lover of whiskey, dogs, and spending time outdoors. Research Assistant Professor at the Univesity of Pittsburgh, School of Public Health, Center for Vaccine Research
I’m excited to announce that our manuscript entitled “Oropouche virus infects human trophoblasts and placenta explants “ has been published by Nature Communications!! @natcomms.nature.com @natureportfolio.nature.com
July 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I’m excited to announce that our manuscript entitled “Oropouche virus infects human trophoblasts and placenta explants “ has been published by Nature Communications!! @natcomms.nature.com @natureportfolio.nature.com
We have a new pre-print on #Oropouche virus! Recent evidence suggests this emerging #bunyavirus may be associated with #verticaltransmission. Using ex vivo models of the placenta, we found villous trophoblasts are permissive to infection with the #prototype strain BeAn19991.
Oropouche virus infects human placenta explants and trophoblast organoids https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.16.623866v1
Oropouche virus infects human placenta explants and trophoblast organoids https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.16.623866v1
Clinical and epidemiologic evidence from the recent outbreak of Oropouche virus (OROV) has demonstra
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November 17, 2024 at 10:36 PM
We have a new pre-print on #Oropouche virus! Recent evidence suggests this emerging #bunyavirus may be associated with #verticaltransmission. Using ex vivo models of the placenta, we found villous trophoblasts are permissive to infection with the #prototype strain BeAn19991.