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S. Blomqvist

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h-index: 33
Works: 84
Citations: 4,551

Most-cited papers

Viruses and Bacteria in the Etiology of the Common Cold
M. Mäkelä, T. Puhakka, O. Ruuskanen, M. Leinonen +5 more
1998Journal of Clinical Microbiology761 citations Open access
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Co-circulation of coxsackieviruses A6 and A10 in hand, foot and mouth disease outbreak in Finland.
S. Blomqvist, P. Klemola, S. Kaijalainen, A. Paananen +3 more
2010Journal of Clinical Virology301 citations
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Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern B.1.1.7, B.1.351 or P.1: data from seven EU/EEA countries, weeks 38/2020 to 10/2021
T. Funk, A. Pharris, G. Spiteri, N. Bundle +35 more
2021Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin259 citations Open access
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Serological and molecular findings during SARS-CoV-2 infection: the first case study in Finland, January to February 2020
A. Haveri, T. Smura, S. Kuivanen, P. Österlund +19 more
2020Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin240 citations Open access
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Genetic clustering of all 102 human rhinovirus prototype strains: serotype 87 is close to human enterovirus 70.
C. Savolainen, S. Blomqvist, M. Mulders, T. Hovi
2002Journal of General Virology230 citations Open access
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Epidemiology of documented viral respiratory infections and acute otitis media in a cohort of children followed from two to twenty-four months of age
S. Vesa, M. Kleemola, S. Blomqvist, A. Takala +2 more
2001The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal172 citations
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Human Rhinovirus 87 and Enterovirus 68 Represent a Unique Serotype with Rhinovirus and Enterovirus Features
S. Blomqvist, C. Savolainen, L. Råman, M. Roivainen +1 more
2002Journal of Clinical Microbiology164 citations Open access
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The detection and stability of the SARS-CoV-2 RNA biomarkers in wastewater influent in Helsinki, Finland
Anna-Maria Hokajärvi, Annastiina Rytkönen, Ananda Tiwari, A. Kauppinen +9 more
2020medRxiv149 citations Open access
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Circulation of non-polio enteroviruses in 24 EU and EEA countries between 2015 and 2017: a retrospective surveillance study.
L. Bubba, E. Broberg, A. Jasir, P. Simmonds +44 more
2019Lancet. Infectious Diseases (Print)127 citations
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Characterization of a Highly Evolved Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Type 3 Isolated from Sewage in Estonia
S. Blomqvist, C. Savolainen, P. Laine, Päivi Hirttiö +5 more
2004Journal of Virology106 citations Open access
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Presence of specific viruses in the middle ear fluids and respiratory secretions of young children with acute otitis media†
J. Nokso-Koivisto, R. Räty, S. Blomqvist, M. Kleemola +4 more
2003Journal of Medical Virology104 citations Open access
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Characterization of a recombinant type 3/type 2 poliovirus isolated from a healthy vaccinee and containing a chimeric capsid protein VP1.
S. Blomqvist, A. Bruu, M. Stenvik, T. Hovi
2003Journal of General Virology93 citations Open access
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Virological and serological analysis of rhinovirus infections during the first two years of life in a cohort of children
S. Blomqvist, M. Roivainen, T. Puhakka, M. Kleemola +1 more
2002Journal of Medical Virology88 citations
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Enterovirus 94, a proposed new serotype in human enterovirus species D.
T. Smura, N. Junttila, S. Blomqvist, H. Norder +5 more
2007Journal of General Virology81 citations Open access
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Eight Years of Experience with Molecular Identification of Human Enteroviruses
S. Blomqvist, A. Paananen, C. Savolainen-Kopra, T. Hovi +1 more
2008Journal of Clinical Microbiology79 citations Open access
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Re-emergence of enterovirus D68 in Europe after easing the COVID-19 lockdown, September 2021
Kimberley S. M. Benschop, J. Albert, A. Antón, C. Andrés +76 more
2021Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin75 citations Open access
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Phylogenetic analysis of human rhinovirus capsid protein VP1 and 2A protease coding sequences confirms shared genus-like relationships with human enteroviruses.
P. Laine, C. Savolainen, S. Blomqvist, T. Hovi
2005Journal of General Virology73 citations Open access
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Enterovirus surveillance reveals proposed new serotypes and provides new insight into enterovirus 5'-untranslated region evolution.
T. Smura, S. Blomqvist, A. Paananen, T. Vuorinen +5 more
2007Journal of General Virology71 citations Open access
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Prolonged detection of indigenous wild polioviruses in sewage from communities in Egypt.
Laila El Bassioni, Ibrahim Barakat, E. Nasr, E. D. de Gourville +8 more
2003American Journal of Epidemiology71 citations Open access
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Mechanisms of genetic variation in polioviruses
C. Savolainen-Kopra, S. Blomqvist
2010Reviews in Medical Virology69 citations
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Rapid Detection of Human Rhinoviruses in Nasopharyngeal Aspirates by a Microwell Reverse Transcription-PCR–Hybridization Assay
S. Blomqvist, A. Skyttä, M. Roivainen, T. Hovi
1999Journal of Clinical Microbiology69 citations Open access
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Viral etiology of frequently recurring respiratory tract infections in children.
J. Nokso-Koivisto, A. Pitkäranta, S. Blomqvist, J. Jokinen +4 more
2002Clinical Infectious Diseases64 citations Open access
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Environmental surveillance of wild poliovirus circulation in Egypt--balancing between detection sensitivity and workload.
T. Hovi, S. Blomqvist, E. Nasr, C. Burns +15 more
2005Journal of Virological Methods51 citations
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Highly divergent neurovirulent vaccine-derived polioviruses of all three serotypes are recurrently detected in Finnish sewage.
M. Roivainen, S. Blomqvist, H. Al-Hello, A. Paananen +3 more
2010Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin49 citations Open access
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Increase in Enterovirus D68 Infections in Young Children, United Kingdom, 2006–2016
E. Kamau, H. Harvala, S. Blomqvist, Dung Nguyen +3 more
2019Emerging Infectious Diseases45 citations Open access
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A large Finnish echovirus 30 outbreak was preceded by silent circulation of the same genotype
C. Savolainen-Kopra, A. Paananen, S. Blomqvist, P. Klemola +6 more
2011Virus genes42 citations
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Advanced Environmental Surveillance and Molecular Analyses Indicate Separate Importations Rather than Endemic Circulation of Wild Type 1 Poliovirus in Gaza District in 2002
Y. Manor, S. Blomqvist, D. Sofer, J. Alfandari +4 more
2007Applied and Environmental Microbiology42 citations Open access
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Sequence and Structure of Human Rhinoviruses Reveal the Basis of Receptor Discrimination
Marketa Vlasak, S. Blomqvist, T. Hovi, E. Hewat +1 more
2003Journal of Virology42 citations Open access
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Alignment of capsid protein VP1 sequences of all human rhinovirus prototype strains: conserved motifs and functional domains.
P. Laine, S. Blomqvist, C. Savolainen, K. Andries +1 more
2006Journal of General Virology41 citations Open access
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Seroprevalence and Virologic Surveillance of Enterovirus 71 and Coxsackievirus A6, United Kingdom, 2006–2017
E. Kamau, Dung Nguyen, C. Celma, S. Blomqvist +3 more
2021Emerging Infectious Diseases39 citations Open access
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Epidemiological and Clinical Insights into the Enterovirus D68 Upsurge in Europe 2021–2022 and Emergence of Novel B3-Derived Lineages, ENPEN Multicentre Study
M. Simoes, Emma B. Hodcroft, P. Simmonds, Jan Albert +139 more
2024Journal of Infectious Diseases38 citations Open access
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Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Trajectory of Emerging Echovirus 30, Europe
K. Benschop, E. Broberg, Emma B. Hodcroft, D. Schmitz +65 more
2021Emerging Infectious Diseases38 citations Open access
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Rapid detection and monitoring of human coronavirus infections
Andrea H. L. Bruning, H. Aatola, Hanna Toivola, N. Ikonen +5 more
2018new microbes and new infections37 citations Open access
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Detection of Imported Wild Polioviruses and of Vaccine-Derived Polioviruses by Environmental Surveillance in Egypt
S. Blomqvist, Laila El Bassioni, Eman M. El Maamoon Nasr, A. Paananen +4 more
2012Applied and Environmental Microbiology33 citations Open access
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5′ Noncoding Region Alone Does Not Unequivocally Determine Genetic Type of Human Rhinovirus Strains
C. Savolainen-Kopra, S. Blomqvist, T. Smura, M. Roivainen +8 more
2009Journal of Clinical Microbiology33 citations Open access
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Detection of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in wastewater samples: a wake-up call, Finland, Germany, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom, 2024
S. Böttcher, Julian Kreibich, Thomas Wilton, Vanessa Saliba +12 more
2025Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin29 citations Open access
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Recombination in the Evolution of Enterovirus C Species Sub-Group that Contains Types CVA-21, CVA-24, EV-C95, EV-C96 and EV-C99
T. Smura, S. Blomqvist, T. Vuorinen, O. Ivanova +5 more
2014PLoS ONE29 citations Open access
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Large outbreak of salmonella phage type 1 infection with high infection rate and severe illness associated with fast food premises.
I. Giraudon, S. Cathcart, S. Blomqvist, A. Littleton +4 more
2009Public Health29 citations
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Human Parechovirus Type 3 and 4 Associated With Severe Infections in Young Children
P. Kolehmainen, A. Jääskeläinen, S. Blomqvist, Hannimari Kallio-kokko +5 more
2014The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal28 citations
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All Known Human Rhinovirus Species Are Present in Sputum Specimens of Military Recruits During Respiratory Infection
C. Savolainen-Kopra, S. Blomqvist, S. Kaijalainen, U. Jounio +6 more
2009Viruses27 citations Open access
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Immunity against vaccine-preventable diseases in Finnish pediatric healthcare workers in 2015.
Karoliina Koivisto, Laura Puhakka, M. Lappalainen, S. Blomqvist +2 more
2017Vaccine26 citations
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Increase in outbreaks of gastroenteritis linked to bathing water in Finland in summer 2014
A. Kauppinen, H. Al-Hello, O. Zacheus, Jaana Kilponen +6 more
2017Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin25 citations Open access
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Clinically relevant sequence types of carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae detected in Finnish wastewater in 2021–2022
Viivi Heljanko, Olga Tyni, Venla Johansson, Jussa-Pekka Virtanen +20 more
2024Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control24 citations Open access
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Molecular characterization of human rhinovirus field strains isolated during surveillance of enteroviruses.
S. Blomqvist, C. Savolainen-Kopra, A. Paananen, T. Hovi +1 more
2009Journal of General Virology24 citations Open access
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RESPIRATORY CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN TWO YEARS OF AGE
J. Nokso-Koivisto, A. Pitkäranta, S. Blomqvist, T. Kilpi +1 more
2000The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal24 citations Open access
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Molecular evolution and epidemiology of echovirus 6 in Finland.
T. Smura, L. Kakkola, S. Blomqvist, P. Klemola +5 more
2013Infection, Genetics and Evolution23 citations
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Wastewater based genomic surveillance key to population level monitoring of AmpC/ESBL producing Escherichia coli
A. Al-Mustapha, Ananda Tiwari, R. Laukkanen-Ninios, K. Lehto +20 more
2025Scientific Reports21 citations Open access
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A European multicentre evaluation of detection and typing methods for human enteroviruses and parechoviruses using RNA transcripts
A. Hayes, D. Nguyen, M. Andersson, A. Antón +41 more
2019Journal of Medical Virology21 citations Open access
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Recurrent isolation of poliovirus 3 strains with chimeric capsid protein Vp1 suggests a recombination hot-spot site in Vp1.
S. Blomqvist, C. Savolainen-Kopra, A. Paananen, Laila El Bassioni +5 more
2010Virus Research20 citations
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Highly Divergent Type 2 and 3 Vaccine-Derived Polioviruses Isolated from Sewage in Tallinn, Estonia
H. Al-Hello, J. Jorba, S. Blomqvist, Riina Raud +2 more
2013Journal of Virology19 citations Open access
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