Preclinical evaluation of a plant-derived SARS-CoV-2 subunit vaccine: Protective efficacy, immunogenicity, safety, and toxicity

Authors: Shanmugaraj, Balamurugan, Khorattanakulchai, Narach, Panapitakkul, Chalisa, Malla, Ashwini, Im-erbsin, Rawiwan, Inthawong, Manutsanun, Sunyakumthorn, Piyanate, Hunsawong, Taweewun, Klungthong, Chonticha, Reed, Matthew C., Kemthong, Taratorn, Suttisan, Nutchanat, Malaivijitnond, Suchinda, Srimangkornkaew, Passaraporn, Klinkhamhom, Aekkarin, Manopwisedjaroen, Suwimon, Thitithanyanont, Arunee, Taychakhoonavudh, Suthira, Phoolcharoen, Waranyoo

Source: Vaccine. 40(32):4440-4452

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Anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 IgG antibody levels among Thai healthcare providers receiving homologous and heterologous COVID‐19 vaccination regimens

Authors: Kittikraisak, Wanitchaya, Hunsawong, Taweewun, Punjasamanvong, Somsak, Wongrapee, Thanapat, Suttha, Patama, Piyaraj, Phunlerd, Leepiyasakulchai, Chaniya, Tanathitikorn, Chuleeekorn, Yoocharoen, Pornsak, Jones, Anthony R., Mongkolsirichaikul, Duangrat, Westercamp, Matthew, Azziz‐Baumgartner, Eduardo, Mott, Joshua A., Chottanapund, Suthat

Source: Influenza and other respiratory viruses. 16(4):662-672

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Ivermectin Inhibits Zika Virus Replication in Vitro But Does Not Prevent Zika Virus Infection in Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta).

Authors: Cotrone, Thomas S., Kobylinski, Kevin, Ponlawat, Alongkot, Im-Erbsin, Rawiwan, Sunyakumthorn, Piyanate, Vanachayangkul, Pattaraporn, Poolpanichupatam, Yongyuth, Lohachanakul, Jindarat, Klungthong, Chonticha, Farmer, Aaron, Fernandez, Stefan, Hunsawong, Taweewun

Source: American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene; Mar2025, Vol. 112 Issue 3, p648-656, 9p

Continuous detection of Chikungunya Virus in a passive surveillance system in southern Thailand, 2012–2019.

Authors: Farmer, Aaron, Anderson, Kathryn B., Buddhari, Darunee, Hortiwakul, Thanaporn, Charernmak, Boonsri, Thaisomboonsuk, Butsaya, Wongstitwilairoong, Tippa, Hunsawong, Taweewun, Klungthong, Chonticha, Chinnawirotpisan, Piyawan, Chusri, Sarunyou, Fernandez, Stefan

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases; 1/7/2025, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p1-16, 16p

Subject Terms: CHIKUNGUNYA virus, JOINT pain, VACCINE development, ACUTE diseases, CHIKUNGUNYA

Reconciling heterogeneous dengue virus infection risk estimates from different study designs.

Authors: Huang, Angkana T., Buddhari, Darunee, Kaewhiran, Surachai, Iamsirithaworn, Sopon, Khampaen, Direk, Farmer, Aaron, Fernandez, Stefan, Thomas, Stephen J., Rodriguez-Barraquer, Isabel, Hunsawong, Taweewun, Srikiatkhachorn, Anon, dos Santos, Gabriel Ribeiro, O'Driscoll, Megan, Hamins-Puertolas, Marco, Endy, Timothy, Rothman, Alan L., Cummings, Derek A. T., Anderson, Kathryn, Salje, Henrik

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America; 1/7/2025, Vol. 122 Issue 1, p1-8, 38p

Subject Terms: DISEASE risk factors, DENGUE viruses, VIRUS diseases, HERD immunity, UNITS of measurement

Comparative Analyses of Historical Trends in Confirmed Dengue Illnesses Detected at Public Hospitals in Bangkok and Northern Thailand, 2002—2018

Authors: Kerdpanich, Phirangkul, Kongkiatngam, Suthinee, Buddhari, Darunee, Simasathien, Sriluck, Klungthong, Chonticha, Rodpradit, Prinyada, Thaisomboonsuk, Butsaya, Wongstitwilairoong, Tippa, Hunsawong, Taweewun, Anderson, Kathryn B.

Source: American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 104(3):1058-1066

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Predicting the infecting dengue serotype from antibody titre data using machine learning.

Authors: Cracknell Daniels, Bethan, Buddhari, Darunee, Hunsawong, Taweewun, Iamsirithaworn, Sopon, Farmer, Aaron R., Cummings, Derek A. T., Anderson, Kathryn B., Dorigatti, Ilaria

Source: PLoS Computational Biology; 12/23/2024, Vol. 20 Issue 12, p1-20, 20p

Subject Terms: MACHINE learning, JAPANESE encephalitis viruses, VACCINE trials, THAI people, INDEPENDENT variables, DENGUE viruses

Dengue virus transmission risk in blood donation: Evidence from Thailand.

Authors: Limothai, Umaporn, Tachaboon, Sasipha, Dinhuzen, Janejira, Singh, Jasleen, Leewongworasingh, Akarathep, Watanaboonyongcharoen, Phandee, Fernandez, Stefan, Hunsawong, Taweewun, Farmer, Aaron R., Tantawichien, Terapong, Thisyakorn, Usa, Srisawat, Nattachai

Source: Journal of Medical Virology; Jun2024, Vol. 96 Issue 6, p1-10, 10p

Subject Terms: DENGUE viruses, VIRUS diseases, ENZYME-linked immunosorbent assay, VIRUS isolation, IMMUNOGLOBULIN G

Geographic Terms: THAILAND

Polytopic vaccination with a live-attenuated dengue vaccine enhances B-cell and T-cell activation, but not neutralizing antibodies

Authors: Hunsawong, Taweewun, Wichit, Sineewanlaya, Phonpakobsin, Thipwipha, Poolpanichupatam, Yongyuth, Klungthong, Chonticha, Latthiwongsakorn, Napaporn, Thaisomboonsuk, Butsaya, Im-erbsin, Rawiwan, Yoon, In-Kyu, Ellison, Damon W., Macareo, Louis R., Srikiatkhachorn, Anon, Gibbons, Robert V., Fernandez, Stefan

Source: In Heliyon March 2017 3(3)

Seroprevalence of dengue, Japanese encephalitis and Zika among long-term expatriates in Thailand.

Authors: Kitro, Amornphat, Imad, Hisham Ahmed, Pisutsan, Phimphan, Matsee, Wasin, Sirikul, Wachiranun, Sapbamrer, Ratana, Rapheal, Erica, Fernandez, Stefan, Cotrone, Thomas S, Farmer, Aaron R, Hunsawong, Taweewun, Silachamroon, Udomsak, Chatapat, Lapakorn, Olanwijitwong, Jutarmas, Salee, Parichat, Anderson, Kathryn B, Piyaphanee, Watcharapong

Source: Journal of Travel Medicine; Mar2024, Vol. 31 Issue 2, p1-10, 10p

Subject Terms: JAPANESE B encephalitis, DENGUE hemorrhagic fever, FLAVIVIRAL diseases, DENGUE, ZIKA virus infections, SEROPREVALENCE

Geographic Terms: THAILAND, SOUTHEAST Asia

A novel dengue virus serotype-2 nanovaccine induces robust humoral and cell-mediated immunity in mice

Authors: Hunsawong, Taweewun, Sunintaboon, Panya, Warit, Saradee, Thaisomboonsuk, Butsaya, Jarman, Richard G., Yoon, In-Kyu, Ubol, Sukathida, Fernandez, Stefan

Source: In Vaccine 30 March 2015 33(14):1702-1710

Standardization of in-house anti-IgG and IgA ELISAs for the detection of COVID-19.

Authors: Rungrojcharoenkit, Kamonthip, Suthangkornkul, Rungarun, Utennam, Darunee, Buddhari, Darunee, Pinpaiboon, Soontorn, Mongkolsirichaikul, Duangrat, Fernandez, Stefan, Jones, Anthony R., Cotrone, Thomas S., Hunsawong, Taweewun

Source: PLoS ONE; 6/9/2023, Vol. 18 Issue 6, p1-9, 9p

Subject Terms: SARS-CoV-2, IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, REVERSE transcriptase, IMMUNOGLOBULIN G

Efficacy of the combination of monoclonal antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 Beta and Delta variants.

Authors: Boonkrai, Chatikorn, Cotrone, Thomas S., Chaisuriyong, Watchadaporn, Tantawichien, Terapong, Thisyakorn, Usa, Fernandez, Stefan, Hunsawong, Taweewun, Reed, Matthew, Wongtangprasert, Tossapon, Audomsun, Thittaya, Phakham, Tanapati, Attakitbancha, Chadaporn, Saelao, Pijitra, Focht, Dorota, Kimbung, Raymond, Welin, Martin, Malik, Aijaz Ahmad, Pisitkun, Trairak, Srisawat, Nattachai

Source: PLoS ONE; 5/4/2023, Vol. 18 Issue 5, p1-20, 20p

Subject Terms: SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, MONOCLONAL antibodies, IMMUNOGLOBULINS, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19

Simultaneous detection of omicron and other SARS-CoV-2 variants by multiplex PCR MassARRAY technology.

Authors: Wacharapluesadee, Supaporn, Hirunpatrawong, Piyapha, Petcharat, Sininat, Torvorapanit, Pattama, Jitsatja, Anusara, Thippamom, Nattakarn, Ninwattana, Sasiprapa, Phanlop, Chanchanit, Buathong, Rome, Tangwangvivat, Ratanaporn, Klungthong, Chonticha, Chinnawirotpisan, Piyawan, Hunsawong, Taweewun, Suthum, Krairerk, Komolsiri, Suparerk, Jones, Anthony R., Fernandez, Stefan, Putcharoen, Opass

Source: Scientific Reports; 2/6/2023, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p1-11, 11p

Subject Terms: SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, NUCLEOTIDE sequencing, SARS-CoV-2, TURNAROUND time, POLYMERASE chain reaction

Homologous or Heterologous COVID-19 Booster Regimens Significantly Impact Sero-Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 Virus and Its Variants.

Authors: Buathong, Rome, Hunsawong, Taweewun, Wacharapluesadee, Supaporn, Guharat, Suriya, Jirapipatt, Ratthapat, Ninwattana, Sasiprapa, Thippamom, Nattakarn, Jitsatja, Anusara, Jones, Anthony R., Rungrojchareonkit, Kamonthip, Lohachanakul, Jindarat, Suthangkornkul, Rungarun, Tayong, Kedsara, Klungthong, Chonticha, Fernandez, Stefan, Putcharoen, Opass

Source: Vaccines; Aug2022, Vol. 10 Issue 8, p1321-1321, 11p

Subject Terms: SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, BOOSTER vaccines, MEDICAL personnel

Secondary dengue serotype 1 infection causing dengue shock syndrome with rhombencephalitis and bleeding associated with refractory thrombocytopenia: A case report

Authors: Surabotsophon, Manoon ^a, Laohachavalit, Poonsak ^b, Ponglikitmongkol, Sunsern ^c, Chuncharunee, Suporn ^d, Sudsang, Thanwa ^e, Thanachartwet, Vipa ^{f, ∗}, Sahassananda, Duangjai ^g, Hunsawong, Taweewun ^h, Klungthong, Chonticha ^h, Fernandez, Stefan ^h, Kalayanarooj, Siripen ⁱ, Desakorn, Varunee ^f, Leelasetakul, Suthee ^j

Source: In Heliyon June 2023 9(6)

Chimeric Virus-like Particle-Based COVID-19 Vaccine Confers Strong Protection against SARS-CoV-2 Viremia in K18-hACE2 Mice.

Authors: Kaewborisuth, Challika, Wanitchang, Asawin, Koonpaew, Surapong, Srisutthisamphan, Kanjana, Saenboonrueng, Janya, Im-Erbsin, Rawiwan, Inthawong, Manutsanun, Sunyakumthorn, Piyanate, Thaweerattanasinp, Theeradej, Tanwattana, Nathiphat, Jantraphakorn, Yuparat, Reed, Matthew C., Lugo-Roman, Luis A., Hunsawong, Taweewun, Klungthong, Chonticha, Jones, Anthony R., Fernandez, Stefan, Teeravechyan, Samaporn, Lombardini, Eric D., Jongkaewwattana, Anan

Source: Vaccines; May2022, Vol. 10 Issue 5, p786-786, 19p

Subject Terms: COVID-19 vaccines, SARS-CoV-2, VIRUS-like particles, VIRAL proteins, VIREMIA

Neurocognitive impact of Zika virus infection in adult rhesus macaques.

Authors: Hsu, Denise C., Chumpolkulwong, Kesara, Corley, Michael J., Hunsawong, Taweewun, Inthawong, Dutsadee, Schuetz, Alexandra, Imerbsin, Rawiwan, Silsorn, Decha, Nadee, Panupat, Sopanaporn, Jumpol, Phuang-Ngern, Yuwadee, Klungthong, Chonticha, Reed, Matthew, Fernandez, Stefan, Ndhlovu, Lishomwa C., Paul, Robert, Lugo-Roman, Luis, Michael, Nelson L., Modjarrad, Kayvon, Vasan, Sandhya

Source: Journal of Neuroinflammation; 2/7/2022, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p1-13, 13p

Subject Terms: ZIKA virus infections, RHESUS monkeys, ZIKA virus, CEREBROSPINAL fluid, BIOMARKERS, PSYCHONEUROIMMUNOLOGY

Immunogenic Properties of a BCG Adjuvanted Chitosan Nanoparticle-Based Dengue Vaccine in Human Dendritic Cells.

Authors: Hunsawong, Taweewun^1,2, Sunintaboon, Panya³, Warit, Saradee⁴, Thaisomboonsuk, Butsaya¹, Jarman, Richard G.⁵, Yoon, In-Kyu¹, Ubol, Sukathida² sukathida.ubo@mahidol.ac.th, Fernandez, Stefan⁶ stefan.fernandez.mil@mail.mil

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 9/22/2015, Vol. 9 Issue 9, p1-18. 18p.

Subject Terms: *IMMUNOGENETICS, *BCG vaccines, *CHITOSAN, *NANOPARTICLES, *DENGUE, *DENDRITIC cells, *CYTOKINES, *VACCINATION

Dengue pre-vaccination screening test evaluation for the use of dengue vaccine in an endemic area.

Authors: Limothai, Umaporn, Tachaboon, Sasipha, Dinhuzen, Janejira, Hunsawong, Taweewun, Ong-ajchaowlerd, Prapapun, Thaisomboonsuk, Butsaya, Fernandez, Stefan, Trongkamolchai, Supachoke, Wanpaisitkul, Mananya, Chulapornsiri, Chatchai, Tiawilai, Anongrat, Tiawilai, Thawat, Tantawichien, Terapong, Thisyakorn, Usa, Srisawat, Nattachai

Source: PLoS ONE; 9/10/2021, Vol. 16 Issue 9, p1-15, 15p

Subject Terms: DENGUE viruses, DENGUE, ARBOVIRUS diseases, ENZYME-linked immunosorbent assay, IMMUNOGLOBULIN G, SERODIAGNOSIS, ANTIBODY titer, NEUTRALIZATION tests

Geographic Terms: THAILAND, SOUTH Korea