Udeni B. R. Balasuriya - Publications, H-index & Citations

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Udeni B. R. Balasuriya

louisiana state university system

45H-index

231Paper Count

6.7KCitation Count

Published Papers 60

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Influenza-Infected Pigs Are Not Susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Pathogens

IF3.3

2026-01-26

OAAI

Taeyong Kwon; Mariano Carossino; Igor Morozov; Dashzeveg Bold; Natasha N. Gaudreault; Jessie D. Trujillo; Konner Cool; Chester D. McDowell; Bianca Libanori Artiaga; Daniel W. Madden; Velmurugan Balaraman; William C. Wilson; Udeni B. R. Balasuriya; Juergen A. Richt

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Cell Surface Vimentin Is an Attachment Factor That Facilitates Equine Arteritis Virus Infection In Vitro

Viruses

IF3.5

2026-01-19

OAAI

Côme J. Thieulent; Sanjay Sarkar; Mariano Carossino; Mouli Bhowmik; Haining Zhu; Udeni B. R. Balasuriya

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Coding-complete genome sequences of group B equine rotavirus from central Kentucky, USA, reveal circulation of a single genome constellation

MICROBIOLOGY RESOURCE ANNOUNCEMENTS

IF0.6

2025-10-01

PREAI

Gamage, Chandika; Graves, Amy; Li, Ganwu; Thieulent, Come J.; Balasuriya, Udeni B. R.; Morrow, Jennifer; Vissani, Aldana; Parreno, Viviana; Matthijnssens, Jelle; Carossino, Mariano

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Detection of pathogens in dogs with respiratory disease during winter 2023–2024 using multiplex qPCR/RT-qPCR assays and next-generation sequencing

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

IF2.9

2025-08-23

OAAI

Côme J. Thieulent; Melissa Laverack; Mariano Carossino; Brittany Cronk; Leonardo Cardia Caserta; Diego G. Diel; Udeni B. R. Balasuriya

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Pathogenicity and transmissibility of bovine-derived HPAI H5N1 B3.13 virus in pigs

Emerging Microbes & Infections

IF7.5

2025-06-16

OAAI

Taeyong Kwon; Jessie D. Trujillo; Mariano Carossino; Heather M. Machkovech; Konner Cool; Eu Lim Lyoo; Gagandeep Singh; Sujan Kafle; Shanmugasundaram Elango; Govindsamy Vediyappan; Wanting Wei; Nicholas Minor; Franco S. Matias-Ferreyra; Igor Morozov; Natasha N. Gaudreault; Udeni B. R. Balasuriya; Lisa E. Hensley; Diego G. Diel; Wenjun Ma; Thomas C. Friedrich; Juergen A. Richt

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Diabetes exacerbates SARS-CoV-2 replication through ineffective pulmonary interferon responses, delayed cell-mediated immunity, and disruption of leptin signaling

FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY

IF4.8

2025-03-07

OAAI

Thieulent, Come J.; Balasuriya, Udeni B. R.; Tseng, Anna; Crossland, Nicholas A.; Stephens, Jacqueline M.; Dittmar, Wellesley; Staszkiewicz, Jaroslaw; Richt, Juergen A.; Carossino, Mariano

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Outbreak of Western Equine Encephalitis Virus Infection Associated with Neurological Disease in Horses Following a Nearly 40-Year Intermission Period in Argentina

VIRUSES-BASEL

IF3.5

2024-10-10

OAAI

Vissani, Maria Aldana; Alamos, Florencia; Tordoya, Maria Silvia; Minatel, Leonardo; Schammas, Juan Manuel; Santos, Maria Jose Dus; Trono, Karina; Barrandeguy, Maria E.; Balasuriya, Udeni B. R.; Carossino, Mariano

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Experimental inoculation of pigs with monkeypox virus results in productive infection and transmission to sentinels

EMERGING MICROBES & INFECTIONS

IF7.5

2024-06-11

OAAI

Mantlo, Emily; Trujillo, Jessie D.; Gaudreault, Natasha N.; Morozov, Igor; Lewis, Charles E.; Matias-Ferreyra, Franco; Mcdowell, Chester; Bold, Dashzeveg; Kwon, Taeyong; Cool, Konner; Balaraman, Velmurugan; Madden, Daniel; Artiaga, Bianca; Souza-Neto, Jayme; Doty, Jeffrey B.; Carossino, Mariano; Balasuriya, Udeni; Wilson, William C.; Osterrieder, Nikolaus; Hensley, Lisa; Richt, Juergen A.

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Pigs are highly susceptible to but do not transmit mink-derived highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b

EMERGING MICROBES & INFECTIONS

IF7.5

2024-05-26

OAAI

Kwon, Taeyong; Trujillo, Jessie D.; Carossino, Mariano; Lyoo, Eu Lim; Mcdowell, Chester D.; Cool, Konner; Matias-Ferreyra, Franco S.; Jeevan, Trushar; Morozov, Igor; Gaudreault, Natasha N.; Balasuriya, Udeni B. R.; Webby, Richard J.; Osterrieder, Nikolaus; Richt, Juergen A.

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Modulation of Equid Herpesvirus-1 Replication Dynamics In Vitro Using CRISPR/Cas9-Assisted Genome Editing

VIRUSES-BASEL

IF3.5

2024-03-06

OAAI

Hassanien, Rabab T.; Thieulent, Come J.; Carossino, Mariano; Li, Ganwu; Balasuriya, Udeni B. R.

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ACE2 and TMPRSS2 distribution in the respiratory tract of different animal species and its correlation with SARS-CoV-2 tissue tropism

MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM

IF3.8

2024-02-06

OAAI

Carossino, Mariano; Izadmehr, Sudeh; Trujillo, Jessie D.; Gaudreault, Natasha N.; Dittmar, Wellesley; Morozov, Igor; Balasuriya, Udeni B. R.; Cordon-Cardo, Carlos; Garcia-Sastre, Adolfo; Richt, Juergen A.; Neogi, Ujjwal; Monteil, Vanessa; Mughal, Shaharyar

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Equine Rotavirus A under the One Health Lens: Potential Impacts on Public Health

VIRUSES-BASEL

IF3.5

2024-01-16

OAAI

Carossino, Mariano; Vissani, Maria Aldana; Barrandeguy, Maria E.; Balasuriya, Udeni B. R.; Parreno, Viviana

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Experimental co-infection of calves with SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants of concern

EMERGING MICROBES & INFECTIONS

IF7.5

2023-12-30

OAAI

Cool, Konner; Gaudreault, Natasha N.; Trujillo, Jessie D.; Morozov, Igor; McDowell, Chester D.; Bold, Dashzeveg; Kwon, Taeyong; Balaraman, Velmurugan; Assato, Patricia; Madden, Daniel W.; Mantlo, Emily; Souza-Neto, Jayme; Matias-Ferreyra, Franco; Retallick, Jaime; Singh, Gagandeep; Schotsaert, Michael; Carossino, Mariano; Balasuriya, Udeni B. R.; Wilson, William C.; Pogranichniy, Roman M.; Garcia-Sastre, Adolfo; Richt, Juergen A.

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Phylogenomic assessment of 23 equid alphaherpesvirus 1 isolates obtained from USA-based equids

VIROLOGY JOURNAL

IF3.8

2023-11-29

OAAI

Emelogu, Ugochi; Lewin, Andrew C.; Balasuriya, Udeni B. R.; Liu, Chin-Chi; Wilkes, Rebecca P.; Zhang, Jianqiang; Mills, Erinn P.; Carter, Renee T.

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Multiplex One-Step RT-qPCR Assays for Simultaneous Detection of SARS-CoV-2 and Other Enteric Viruses of Dogs and Cats

VIRUSES-BASEL

IF3.5

2023-09-07

OAAI

Thieulent, Come J.; Carossino, Mariano; Peak, Laura; Wolfson, Wendy; Balasuriya, Udeni B. R.

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Development and Validation of a Panel of One-Step Four-Plex qPCR/RT-qPCR Assays for Simultaneous Detection of SARS-CoV-2 and Other Pathogens Associated with Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Complex

VIRUSES-BASEL

IF3.5

2023-09-05

OAAI

Thieulent, Come J.; Carossino, Mariano; Peak, Laura; Strother, Keith; Wolfson, Wendy; Balasuriya, Udeni B. R.

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Next-generation diagnostic test for dengue virus detection using an ultrafast plasmonic colorimetric RT-PCR strategy

ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA

IF6

2023-09-01

OAAI

Jiang, Kunlun; Lee, Jung-Hoon; Fung, To Sing; Wu, Jingrui; Liu, Congnuan; Mi, Hua; Rajapakse, R. P. V. Jayanthe; Balasuriya, Udeni B. R.; Peng, Yung-Kang; Go, Yun Young

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Quadruplex Real-Time TaqMan® RT-qPCR Assay for Differentiation of Equine Group A and B Rotaviruses and Identification of Group A G3 and G14 Genotypes

VIRUSES-BASEL

IF3.5

2023-07-26

OAAI

Carossino, Mariano; Balasuriya, Udeni B. R.; Thieulent, Come J.; Barrandeguy, Maria E.; Vissani, Maria Aldana; Parreno, Viviana

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Mouse-Adapted SARS-CoV-2 MA10 Strain Displays Differential Pulmonary Tropism and Accelerated Viral Replication, Neurodissemination, and Pulmonary Host Responses in K18-hACE2 Mice

MSPHERE

IF3.1

2023-02-21

OAAI

Thieulent, Come J.; Dittmar, Wellesley; Balasuriya, Udeni B. R.; Crossland, Nicholas A.; Wen, Xue; Richt, Juergen A.; Carossino, Mariano

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Experimental Infection of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) with SARS-CoV-2

MSPHERE

IF3.1

2023-02-21

OAAI

Hall, J. S.; Hofmeister, E.; Ip, H. S.; Nashold, S. W.; Leon, A. E.; Malave, C. M.; Falendysz, E. A.; Rocke, T. E.; Carossino, M.; Balasuriya, U.; Knowles, S.

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