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M. Welkers

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h-index: 16
Works: 60
Citations: 995

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Viral population analysis and minority-variant detection using short read next-generation sequencing
S. Watson, M. Welkers, D. Depledge, E. Coulter +3 more
2013Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences197 citations Open access
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Emergence of the Virulence-Associated PB2 E627K Substitution in a Fatal Human Case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus A(H7N7) Infection as Determined by Illumina Ultra-Deep Sequencing
M. Jonges, M. Welkers, R. Jeeninga, A. Meijer +4 more
2013Journal of Virology76 citations Open access
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The human severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) 8b protein is distinct from its counterpart in animal SARS-CoV and down-regulates the expression of the envelope protein in infected cells
Choong-Tat Keng, Y. Choi, M. Welkers, Daphne Z L Chan +4 more
2006Virology56 citations Open access
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Paediatric monkeypox patient with unknown source of infection, the Netherlands, June 2022
A. M. V. van Furth, M. van der Kuip, Anne L. van Els, L. Fievez +4 more
2022Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin54 citations Open access
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Possible host-adaptation of SARS-CoV-2 due to improved ACE2 receptor binding in mink
M. Welkers, A. Han, C. Reusken, D. Eggink
2020Virus Evolution54 citations Open access
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Pandemic H1N1 virus transmission and shedding dynamics in index case households of a prospective Vietnamese cohort
T. M. Pham, L. Mai, M. Welkers, H. Nguyễn +12 more
2014Journal of Infection48 citations Open access
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Development of Resistance-Associated Mutations After Sotrovimab Administration in High-risk Individuals Infected With the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant.
E. Birnie, Jason J. Biemond, B. Appelman, G. D. de Bree +3 more
2022Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)47 citations Open access
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DengueSeq: a pan-serotype whole genome amplicon sequencing protocol for dengue virus
C. Vogels, Verity Hill, M. Breban, C. Chaguza +27 more
2024BMC Genomics43 citations Open access
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Genetic diversity and host adaptation of avian H5N1 influenza viruses during human infection
M. Welkers, H. Pawestri, J. M. Fonville, O. D. Sampurno +8 more
2019Emerging Microbes and Infections36 citations Open access
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A comparison of five Illumina, Ion Torrent, and nanopore sequencing technology-based approaches for whole genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2
E. Carbo, K. Mourik, S. A. Boers, B. O. Munnink +12 more
2023European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases35 citations Open access
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Optimizing Antiviral Dosing for HSV and CMV Treatment in Immunocompromised Patients
D. Huntjens, J. A. Dijkstra, Lisanne N. Verwiel, Mirjam Slijkhuis +8 more
2023Pharmaceutics35 citations Open access
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Mpox outbreak in the Netherlands, 2022: public health response, characteristics of the first 1,000 cases and protection of the first-generation smallpox vaccine
C. V. van Ewijk, F. Miura, G. V. van Rijckevorsel, H. D. de Vries +17 more
2023Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin35 citations Open access
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Elevated risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 Beta, Gamma, and Delta variant compared to Alpha variant in vaccinated individuals
S. Andeweg, H. Vennema, I. Veldhuijzen, N. Smorenburg +82 more
2022Science Translational Medicine21 citations Open access
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The cell‐free DNA virome of 108,349 Dutch pregnant women
J. Linthorst, Moezammin M. M. Baksi, M. Welkers, E. Sistermans
2022Prenatal Diagnosis20 citations Open access
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Within-host evolutionary dynamics of seasonal and pandemic human influenza A viruses in young children
A. Han, Z. F. Félix Garza, M. Welkers, R. M. Vigeveno +24 more
2021bioRxiv20 citations Open access
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Mpox outbreak among men who have sex with men in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, the Netherlands: no evidence for undetected transmission prior to May 2022, a retrospective study
H. D. de Vries, H. Götz, S. Bruisten, A. A. van der Eijk +13 more
2023Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin19 citations Open access
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Characteristics of mpox positive, versus mpox negative, and mpox unsuspected clients from the Centre of Sexual Health, Public Health Service of Amsterdam, 20 May to 15 September 2022
M. L. Siegenbeek van Heukelom, V. Jongen, J. Schouten, E. Hoornenborg +7 more
2023Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology16 citations Open access
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Hyperimmune Globulin for Severely Immunocompromised Patients Hospitalized With Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Sammy Huygens, Q. Hofsink, I. Nijhof, A. Goorhuis +9 more
2022Journal of Infectious Diseases16 citations Open access
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Yellow fever breakthrough infections after yellow fever vaccination: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
J. Schnyder, B. Bache, M. Welkers, R. Spijker +4 more
2024The Lancet Microbe15 citations Open access
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Circulation, viral diversity and genomic rearrangement in mpox virus in the Netherlands during the 2022 outbreak and beyond
L. Schuele, M. Boter, D. Nieuwenhuijse, H. Götz +13 more
2024Journal of Medical Virology14 citations Open access
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Monkeypox outbreak in the Netherlands in 2022: public health response, epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the first 1000 cases and protection of the first-generation smallpox vaccine
C. V. van Ewijk, F. Miura, G. Rijckevorsel, H. D. de Vries +18 more
2022medRxiv14 citations Open access
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Viral minority variants in the core promoter and precore region identified by deep sequencing are associated with response to peginterferon and adefovir in HBeAg negative chronic hepatitis B patients
L. Jansen, M. Welkers, K. V. van Dort, B. Takkenberg +5 more
2017Antiviral Research13 citations Open access
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Improved detection of artifactual viral minority variants in high-throughput sequencing data
M. Welkers, M. Jonges, R. Jeeninga, M. Koopmans +1 more
2015Frontiers in Microbiology13 citations Open access
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Scenarios of future mpox outbreaks among men who have sex with men: a modelling study based on cross-sectional seroprevalence data from the Netherlands, 2022
M. Shamier, L. Zaeck, H. Götz, B. Vieyra +11 more
2024Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin12 citations Open access
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Epidemiologic and Genomic Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant Superspreading Event in Nightclub, the Netherlands, June 2021
J. Koopsen, C. V. van Ewijk, Roisin Bavalia, A. Cornelissen +17 more
2022Emerging Infectious Diseases12 citations Open access
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Clinically relevant DNA viruses in pregnancy
J. Linthorst, M. Welkers, E. Sistermans
2022Prenatal Diagnosis10 citations Open access
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Reptile-associated Salmonella urinary tract infection: a case report.
Andrea H. L. Bruning, M. V. D. van den Beld, Jeroen Laverge, M. Welkers +4 more
2023Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease9 citations Open access
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The Presence of CXCR4-Using HIV-1 Prior to Start of Antiretroviral Therapy Is an Independent Predictor of Delayed Viral Suppression
E. Gijsbers, A. van Sighem, A. Harskamp, M. Welkers +6 more
2013PLoS ONE7 citations Open access
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Hepatitis A breakthrough infections despite vaccination - a systematic review and meta-analysis.
J. Schnyder, David Hutten, B. Bache, R. Spijker +4 more
2025International Journal of Infectious Diseases6 citations Open access
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Distinct fragmentation patterns of circulating viral cell-free DNA in 83,552 non-invasive prenatal testing samples
J. Linthorst, M. Welkers, E. Sistermans
2021Extracellular Vesicles and Circulating Nucleic Acids6 citations Open access
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A comparison of 454 sequencing and clonal sequencing for the characterization of hepatitis C virus NS3 variants.
Cynthia K. Y. Ho, M. Welkers, X. Thomas, J. Sullivan +6 more
2015Journal of Virological Methods6 citations
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SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in secondary school settings in the Netherlands during fall 2020; silent circulation
L. Jonker, K. Linde, M. de Hoog, Robin Sprado +12 more
2022BMC Infectious Diseases5 citations Open access
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Rapid reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 variant-of-concern Alpha detected in a nurse during an outbreak at a non-covid inpatient ward: lessons learned
J. Koopsen, M. Dekker, Philip Thung, M. Jonges +10 more
2021Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control5 citations Open access
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A Longitudinal Description of the Health-Related Quality of Life Among Individuals at High Risk After SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Dutch Multicenter Observational Cohort Study
M. Vergouwe, E. Birnie, S. van Veelen, Jason J. Biemond +33 more
2025Open Forum Infectious Diseases4 citations Open access
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Use of passive samplers as sewage surveillance tool to monitor a hepatitis A outbreak at a school in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Oct 2022 – March 2023
M. D. de Jong, M. F. Schim van der Loeff, R. Schilperoort, H. Vennema +7 more
2024BMC Infectious Diseases4 citations Open access
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Unveiling the Spectrum of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease in Adults: From Community to Hospital
K. Korsten, M. Welkers, T. V. D. van de Laar, A. Wagemakers +3 more
2024medRxiv4 citations Open access
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A case of parotitis caused by hMPX virus.
M. de Regt, R. Ooijevaar, M. Jonges, M. Welkers +1 more
2023The Lancet3 citations Open access
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First detection and autochthonous transmission of monkeypox virus clade Ib in the Netherlands, October to November, 2025
Jelte Elsinga, Celine van de Ven, Anne de Vries, Hester Coppoolse +20 more
2026Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin2 citations Open access
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A Robust Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)–Specific T- and B-Cell Response Is Associated With Early Viral Clearance in SARS-CoV-2 Omicron-Infected Immunocompromised Individuals
M. Vergouwe, Jason J. Biemond, K. van der Straten, L. van Pul +26 more
2024Journal of Infectious Diseases2 citations Open access
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The risk of future mpox outbreaks among men who have sex with men: a modelling study based on cross-sectional seroprevalence data
M. Shamier, L. Zaeck, H. M. GoÌtz, B. Vieyra +11 more
2023medRxiv2 citations Open access
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HIV-1-infection in a man who has sex with men despite self-reported excellent adherence to pre-exposure prophylaxis, the Netherlands, August 2021: be alert to emtricitabine/tenofovir-resistant strain transmission
J. Koole, Feline de la Court, M. Welkers, Kenneth Yap +6 more
2022Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin2 citations Open access
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Enhancing safety of rapid and accurate malaria diagnosis in patients at risk for viral haemorrhagic fever
R. Zonneveld, Keysha Timas, E. Wentink-Bonnema, S. Matamoros +5 more
2025Malaria Journal1 citations Open access
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Clinical and humoral responses after SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in patients with immunosuppressants.
E. Stalman, L. Wieske, J. Keijser, K. V. van Dam +56 more
2024Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology1 citations Open access
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DengueSeq: A pan-serotype whole genome amplicon sequencing protocol for dengue virus
Chantal B. F. Vogels, V. Hill, M. Breban, C. Chaguza +25 more
2023medRxiv1 citations Open access
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Human Monkeypox Virus outbreak among Men who have Sex with Men in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, the Netherlands: no evidence for undetected transmission prior to May 2022 in a retrospective study
H. D. de Vries, H. Götz, S. Bruisten, A. A. van der Eijk +13 more
2022medRxiv1 citations Open access
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[Monkeypox, a new pandemic?]
S. D. de Stoppelaar, E. Hoornenborg, G. V. van Rijckevorsel, A. Vollaard +5 more
2022Nederlandsch tijdschrift voor geneeskunde1 citations
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SARS-CoV-2 hyperimmune globulin for severely immunocompromised patients with COVID-19: a randomised, controlled, double-blind, phase 3 trial
Sammy Huygens, Q. Hofsink, I. Nijhof, A. Goorhuis +9 more
2022medRxiv1 citations Open access
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Current research on respiratory viral infections: XIII International Symposium on Respiratory Viral Infections: part 1
M. Welkers, T. Sutherland, A. Osterhaus, A. Monto +2 more
20111 citations Open access
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Current research on respiratory viral infections: XIII International Symposium on Respiratory Viral Infections: part 2
T. Sutherland, M. Welkers, A. Osterhaus, A. Monto +2 more
20111 citations
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SARS-CoV-2 testing uptake and its determinants in six ethnic groups living in Amsterdam, the Netherlands: a registry-based study within the HELIUS cohort
Sophie L. Campman, Anders Boyd, Nina van Wilgen, F. Chilunga +9 more
2026European Journal of Public Health0 citations Open access
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