Detection of Arboviruses

  1. Weidmann M, Rudaz V, Nunes MR, Vasconcelos PF, and Hufert FT (2003) Rapid Detection of human pathogenic Orthobunyaviruses. J Clin Microbiol. 41(7): 3299-305. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.41.7.3299-3305.2003
  2. Wagner D, DeWith K, Huzly D, Hufert F, Weidmann M, Breisinger S, Eppinger S, Kern WV, Bauer TM (2004) Nosocomial Acquisition of Dengue. Emerg Inf Dis 10(10): 1872-3 doi: 10.3201/eid1010.031037
  3. Weidmann M, Sanchez-Seco MP, Sall AA, Ly PO, Thiongane Y, Lo MM, Schley H and Hufert FT (2008) Rapid Detection of important human pathogenic Phleboviruses. J Clin Virol 41: 138-142 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2007.10.001
  4. Faye O, Faye O, Dupressoir A, Weidmann M, Ndiaye M, Sall A A (2008) One step RT-PCR for detection of ZIKA virus J Clin Virol 43(1):96-101 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2010.04.013
  5. Weidmann M, Faye O, Faye O, Kranaster R, Marx A, Nunes MRT, Vasconcelos PFC, Hufert FT, Sall AA (2010) Improved LNA probe based assay for the detection of African and South-American Yellow Fever Virus strains J Clin Virol 48: 187-192 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2010.04.013
  6. Faye O, Faye O, Weidmann M, Sall AA (2013) Quantitative Real-time PCR Detection of Zika Virus and Evaluation with field-caught Mosquitoes Virology Journal 10(1):311 https://virologyj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1743-422X-10-311
  7. Nikolay B, Weidmann M, Faye O, Boye C.S, Diallo M, Sall A.A. (2014) Development of a Usutu virus specific diagnostic real-time PCR assay based on sequenced strains from Africa and Europe J Virol Methods. 197:51-4 doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2013.08.039
  8. Fall G, Faye M, Weidmann M, Kaiser M, Dupressoir A, Ndiaye EH, Ba Y, Dia M, Diallo M, Faye M, Sall AA (2016) Real time RT-PCR assays for detection and genotyping of West Nile Virus lineages circulating in Africa. Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 6(12):781-789 https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2016.1967
  9. Dieng I, Ndiaye M, Dia M, Mahmadi M, Toure CT, Gaye A, El Wahed AA, Weidmann M, Faye O, Sall AA, Faye O (2023) Quantitative real time PCR detection of Saboya virus: A flavivirus member of yellow Fever genetic group Journal of Virological Methods 311: 114638 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jviromet.2022.114638
  10. Mhamadi M, Mencattelli M, Gaye A, Ndiaye EH, Sow AA, Faye M, Ndione MHD, Diagne MM, Mhamadi M, Faye O, Weidmann M, Faye O, Diallo M, Diagne CT (2023) Rapid on-site detection of arboviruses by a direct RT-qPCR assay (2023)  Biosensors 13(12): 1035 https://doi.org/10.3390/bios13121035
  11. Ndiaye M, Kane M, Balde D, Sankhé S, Mbanne M, Diop SMS, Ahmrd U, Mbowa G, Sagne SN, Cisse M, Sall AA, Faye O, Fall G, Faye O, Weidmann M, Diagne MM, Dieng I (2024) CDC Trioplex Diagnostic Assay underperforms in detection of circulating Chikungunya West African genotype  Journal of Clinical Microbiology 62:e00405-24 https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jcm.00405-24
  12. Diouf LA, Ndiaye M, Balde D, Efire AS, Dia M, Thiam F, Weidmann M, Faye O, Dieng I (2025) Mismatches corrected CHIKV CDC trioplex assay oligos restores sensitive panGenotype viral detection Journal of Clinical Microbiology 63:e00490-25 https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.00490-25
  13. Balde D, Ndiaye D, Efire S, Faye O, Sall AA, Weidmann M, Faye O, Dieng I (2025) CDC Dengue Typing Kit Fails to Detect Dengue virus 2 Sylvatic Genotype Journal of Clinical Microbiology 63:e01741-24 https://doi.org/10.1128/ jcm.01741-24

Detection of Filoviruses

  1. Weidmann M, Mühlberger E, Hufert FT (2004) Rapid detection protocol for Filoviruses. J Clin Virol 30(1): 94-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2003.09.004
  2. Weidmann M, Hufert FT, Sall AA (2007) Viral load among patients infected with Marburgvirus in Angola J Clin Virol 39(1): 65-6 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2006.12.023
  3. Jaaskelainen A, Sironen T, Diagne CT, Diagne MM, Faye M, Faye O, Hewson R, Mölsä M, Weidmann M, Watson R, Sall AA, Vapalahti O (2019) Development and evaluation of pan-filovirus RT-qPCR applicable in freeze-dried format J Clin Virol 114: 26-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2019.03.010
  4. Jääskeläinen AJ, Sironen T, Kaloinen M, Kakkola L, Julkunen I, Hewson R, Weidmann M, Mirazimi A, Watson R, Vapalahti1 O (2020) Comparison of different Ebola Zaire realtime RT-PCRs targeting the nucleoprotein gene. Journal of Virological Methods 284:113941 doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2020.113941

Detection of other viruses

  1. Weidmann M, Meyer-Konig U, Hufert FT. (2003) Rapid detection of herpes simplex virus and varicella-zoster virus infections by real-time PCR. J Clin Microbiol 41(4): 1565-8. doi: 10.1128/JCM.41.4.1565-1568.2003
  2. Meyer-Koenig U, Weidmann M, Kirste G, Hufert FT (2004) Cytomegalovirus infection in organ-transplant recipients: Comparison of pp65 antigen test, qualitative nested PCR and quantitative Taqman PCR for the diagnosis of cytomegalovirus infection in organ transplant recipients. Transplantation 77(11): 1692-1698. doi: 10.1097/01.tp.0000133992.89191.52
  3. Weidmann M, Weber F, Spiegel M, Brodt HR,. Zanotto PMA, Hufert FT (2004) High-Efficiency Detection of SARS Virus Genetic Material. J Clin Microbiol. 42(6): 2771-3. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.42.6.2771-2773.2004
  4. Weidmann M, Schmidt P, Vackova M, Krivanec K, Munclinger P, Hufert FT (2005) Identification of genetic evidence for Dobrava virus spillover in rodents identified by nested RT-PCR and TaqMan-RT-PCR. J Clin Microbiol 43(2): 808-812 doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.2.808-812.2005
  5. Weidmann M, Armbruster K and Hufert FT (2008) Challenges in designing a Taqman-based multiplex assay for the simultaneous detection of Herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 and Varizella zoster virus. J. Clin Virol 42(4):326-34 doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2008.03.005
  6. Faye M, Weidmann M, Dacheux L, Loucoubar C, Bourhy H, Sall AA, Diop SA (2017) Development and validation of sensitive real-time RT-PCR assay for broad detection of rabies virus. Journal of Virological Methods 243:120-130 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jviromet.2016.12.019
  7. Tischer C, Stupp C, Janson P, Willeke K, Hung CW, Flöter J, Kirchner A, Zink K, Eder L, Hackl C, Mühle U, Weidmann M, Nennstiel U, Kuhn J, Weidner C, Liebl B, Wildner M, Keil T (2021) Evaluation of the first 1,000,000 reported SARS-CoV-2 screening tests of asymptomatic staff, patients, residents and visitors in hospitals and long-term care facilities as part of the Bavarian test strategy International Journal of Environmental Reserach and Public Health 18, 7371 https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147371
  8. Fall A, Dieng I, Touré CT, Mhamadi M, Sadio BD, Ndione MHD, Diagne MM, Ndiaye ML, Barry A, Diaw Y, Baba A, Diop NM, Sankhe S, Diop B, Ndiaye M, Diallo A, Diop M, Bousso A, Dieng M, Gning B, Fall G, Weidmann M, Loucoubar C, Pawels R, Sall AA , Ndongo Dia, Faye O, Faye O (2022) Institut Pasteur Dakar Mobile Lab: Part of Solution to Tackle COVID Pandemic in Senegal, a model to be exploited COVID  2(10), 1509-151 https://doi.org/10.3390/covid2100108