22. DNA vaccines targeting hemagglutinin from 18 subtypes of influenza A virus to antigen-presenting cells confer broad protection
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21. Deficient SARS-CoV-2 hybrid immunity during inflammatory bowel disease
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20. An HLAII-targeted DNA vaccine against influenza H7N9 protected mice and ferrets from a virus challenge
de Jong, R., Zhou, F., Andersen, T. K., Stockhofe-Zurwieden, N., Cox, R. J., Bogen, B., & Grodeland, G. (2025). An HLAII-targeted DNA vaccine against influenza H7N9 protected mice and ferrets from a virus challenge. Npj Vaccines, 11(1), 20. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-025-01341-4
19. Epidemic evolutionarily stable strategies within an age-structured host population
Eilersen, A., Bjørnstad, O. N., Li, R., Schreiber, S. J., Pei, Z., & Stenseth, N. C. (2025). Epidemic evolutionarily stable strategies within an age-structured host population. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 122(12), e2418170122. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2418170122
18. Anthropogenic land consolidation intensifies zoonotic host diversity loss and disease transmission in human habitats
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17. Humoral and cellular responses to a fifth bivalent SARS-CoV-2 vaccine dose in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases on tumour necrosis factor inhibitors: a prospective cohort study
Ørbo, H. S., de Matos Kasahara, T., Wolf, A.-S., Bjørlykke, K. H., Sexton, J., Jyssum, I., Tveter, A. T., Solum, G., Kjønstad, I. F., Bhandari, S., Christensen, I. E., Kvien, T. K., Lind, A., Kared, H., Jahnsen, J., Haavardsholm, E. A., Munthe, L. A., Provan, S. A., Vaage, J. T., …Grødeland, G., Goll, G. L. (2025). Humoral and cellular responses to a fifth bivalent SARS-CoV-2 vaccine dose in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases on tumour necrosis factor inhibitors: a prospective cohort study. The Lancet Regional Health. Europe, 48(101121), 101121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.101121
16. Applying valency-based immuno-selection to generate broadly cross-reactive antibodies against influenza hemagglutinins
Hinke, D. M., Anderson, A. M., Katta, K., Laursen, M. F., Tesfaye, D. Y., Werninghaus, I. C., Angeletti, D., Grødeland, G., Bogen, B., & Braathen, R. (2024). Applying valency-based immuno-selection to generate broadly cross-reactive antibodies against influenza hemagglutinins. Nature Communications, 15(1), 850. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-44889-w
15. T cell responses to repeated SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and breakthrough infections in patients on TNF inhibitor treatment: a prospective cohort study
Wolf, A.-S., Bjørlykke, K. H., Ørbo, H. S., Bhandari, S., Solum, G., Kjønstad, I. F., Jyssum, I., Nygaard, U. C., Kristoffersen, A. B., Christensen, I. E., Josefsson, S. E., Lund, K. P., Chopra, A., Osen, J. R., Chaban, V., Tveter, A. T., Sexton, J., Kvien, T. K., Jahnsen, J., … , Grødeland, G., Mjaaland, S. (2024). T cell responses to repeated SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and breakthrough infections in patients on TNF inhibitor treatment: a prospective cohort study. EBioMedicine, 108(105317), 105317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105317
14. Incidence and outcome of COVID-19 following vaccine and hybrid immunity in patients on immunosuppressive therapy: identification of protective post-immunisation anti-RBD antibody levels in a prospective cohort study
Ørbo, H. S., Bjørlykke, K. H., Sexton, J., Jyssum, I., Tveter, A. T., Christensen, I. E., Mjaaland, S., Kvien, T. K., Grødeland, G., Kro, G. B., Jahnsen, J., Haavardsholm, E. A., Munthe, L. A., Provan, S. A., Vaage, J. T., Goll, G. L., Jørgensen, K. K., & Syversen, S. W. (2024). Incidence and outcome of COVID-19 following vaccine and hybrid immunity in patients on immunosuppressive therapy: identification of protective post-immunisation anti-RBD antibody levels in a prospective cohort study. RMD Open, 10(2), e003545. https://doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003545
13. How to avoid a local epidemic becoming a global pandemic
We use international air travel data and an epidemiological model to show that reducing air travel globally is more effective in reducing the global spread of an epidemic than adopting immigration quarantines.
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12. Supply chains create global benefits from improved vaccine accessibility
A more equitable distribution of vaccines worldwide is an effective strategy to control global pandemics and support economic recovery.
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11. Climate-driven marmot-plague dynamics in Mongolia and China.
There has been a broad pattern in the number of plague cases related to globalization and climate change. An analysis of long-term data on a host population and climate data show a density-dependent effect of precipitation and temperature on plague risk.
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10. Association of vaccination, international travel, public health and social measures with lineage dynamics of SARS-CoV-2.
Using Covid-19 as a model, we show that regardless of global vaccine rollout, public health and social measures are also effective in mitigating epidemic waves and virus lineage diversity.
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9. The animal origin of major human infectious diseases: What can past epidemics teach us about preventing the next pandemic?
Dharmarajan, G., Li, R., Chanda, E., Dean, K. R., Dirzo, R., Jakobsen, K. S., Khan, I., Leirs, H., Shi, Z.-L., Wolfe, N. D., Yang, R., & Stenseth, N. C. (2022). The animal origin of major human infectious diseases: What can past epidemics teach us about preventing the next pandemic? Zoonoses (Burlington, Mass.), 2(1). https://doi.org/10.15212/zoonoses-2021-0028
8. Assessing the origins of the European Plagues following the Black Death: A synthesis of genomic, historical, and ecological information
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7. The ecological dynamics of the coronavirus epidemics during transmission from outside sources when R 0 is successfully managed below one
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6. Prioritizing vaccination by age and social activity to advance societal health benefits in Norway: a modelling study
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5. A general model for the demographic signatures of the transition from pandemic emergence to endemicity
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4. Switching vaccination among target groups to achieve improved long-lasting benefits
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3. Associations between changes in population mobility in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and socioeconomic factors at the city level in China and country level worldwide: a retrospective, observational study
Liu, Y., Wang, Z., Rader, B., Li, B., Wu, C.-H., Whittington, J. D., Zheng, P., Stenseth, N. C., Bjornstad, O. N., Brownstein, J. S., & Tian, H. (2021). Associations between changes in population mobility in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and socioeconomic factors at the city level in China and country level worldwide: a retrospective, observational study. The Lancet. Digital Health, 3(6), e349–e359. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2589-7500(21)00059-5
2. Lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic
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1. Association between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and long-term exposure to air pollution: Evidence from the first epidemic wave in China
Zheng, P., Chen, Z., Liu, Y., Song, H., Wu, C.-H., Li, B., Kraemer, M. U. G., Tian, H., Yan, X., Zheng, Y., Stenseth, N. C., & Jia, G. (2021). Association between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and long-term exposure to air pollution: Evidence from the first epidemic wave in China. Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex: 1987), 276(116682), 116682. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116682