Pekosz A — Endo Lab

2026

Emergence of an antigenically drifted and reassorted influenza B virus at the end of the 2024-25 influenza season.

mBio ·doi:10.1128/mbio.01198-26

Influenza B virus (IBV) is a significant contributor to annual and severe cases of influenza, particularly in the young and elderly. Late in the 2024-25 Northern Hemisphere influenza season, a surge of IBV cases was identified in the Johns …

2026

Flowing differently: exploratory characterization of menstrual effluent compared with peripheral blood.

F&S science ·doi:10.1016/j.xfss.2026.06.002

ObjectiveTo characterize the immune cell and hormonal profile of menstrual effluent compared with paired peripheral blood.DesignThis descriptive, cross-sectional study collected menstrual effluent and processed it to isolate cellular and so…

2025

Low levels of influenza H5N1 HA and NA antibodies in the human population are boosted by seasonal H1N1 infection but not by H3N2 infection or influenza vaccination.

mBio ·doi:10.1128/mbio.02145-25

An increase in the number of human cases of influenza A/H5N1 infection in the USA has raised concerns about the pandemic potential of the virus. Pre-existing population immunity is a key determinant for risk assessment and pandemic potentia…

2023

Developing and validating clinical features-based machine learning algorithms to predict influenza infection in influenza-like illness patients.

Biomedical journal ·doi:10.1016/j.bj.2022.09.002

BackgroundSeasonal influenza poses a significant risk, and patients can benefit from early diagnosis and treatment. However, underdiagnosis and undertreatment remain widespread. We developed and compared clinical feature-based machine learn…