Rafael Medina

Also affiliated with Emory University, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Emory and Henry College, National Influenza Center

MedicineAgricultural and Biological Sciences

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Driven by 25 papers. Top paper: “Microbiome disturbance and resilience dynamics of the upper respiratory tract during influenza A virus infection”.

Microbiome disturbance and resilience dynamics of the upper respiratory tract during influenza A virus infection

Nature Communications(2020)10.1038/s41467-020-16429-9

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123 citations

Raveen Rathnasinghe, Marcela Ferrés, Gene S. Tan, Aldo Barrera, Brett E. Pickett +14 more

A household case evidences shorter shedding of SARS-CoV-2 in naturally infected cats compared to their human owners

Emerging Microbes & Infections(2020)10.1080/22221751.2020.1863132

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104 citations

Bárbara Brito, Belén Agüero, Felipe Berríos, Valentina Valdés, Alberto Artamendi Gutiérrez +17 more

Symptom Profiles and Risk Factors for Hospitalization in Patients With SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: A Large Cohort From South America

Gastroenterology(2020)10.1053/j.gastro.2020.05.014

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33 citations

Tamara García‐Salum, Eduardo Fuentes–López, Marcela Ferrés, Rafael Medina, Arnoldo Riquelme +1 more

Viral shedding dynamics reveals sputum as a reliable and cost-saving specimen for SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis within the first 10 days since symptom onset: A prospective cohort study

medRxiv(2020)10.1101/2020.08.30.20183889

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4 citations

Leonardo I. Almonacid, Gonzalo Valenzuela, Tamara García‐Salum, Luis Rojas, Eileen Serrano +12 more

Prospective assessment of smell and taste impairment in a South‐American coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) cohort: Association with the need for hospitalization and reversibility of dysfunction

International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology(2021)10.1002/alr.22798

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12 citations

Francisco García-Huidobro, Antonia Lagos, Rodrigo Aliaga, Eduardo Fuentes–López, Luis Antonio Díaz +8 more

Evaluation of ELISA-Based Multiplex Peptides for the Detection of Human Serum Antibodies Induced by Zika Virus Infection across Various Countries

Viruses(2021)10.3390/v13071319

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4 citations

Stephen Panossian, Kennedy Gifford, Kimberly García, Isis Figueroa, Leda Parham +18 more

Preserved Omicron Spike specific antibody binding and Fc-recognition across COVID-19 vaccine platforms

medRxiv(2021)10.1101/2021.12.24.21268378

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24 citations

Xin Tong, Jaweon Kang, María José Avendaño, Eileen Serrano, Tamara García‐Salum +5 more

Omicron variant Spike-specific antibody binding and Fc activity are preserved in recipients of mRNA or inactivated COVID-19 vaccines

Science Translational Medicine(2022)10.1126/scitranslmed.abn9243

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141 citations

Xin Tong, Jaewon Kang, María José Avendaño, Eileen Serrano, Tamara García‐Salum +9 more

Induction of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies by CoronaVac and BNT162b2 vaccines in naïve and previously infected individuals

EBioMedicine(2022)10.1016/j.ebiom.2022.103972

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58 citations

Tamara García‐Salum, Catalina Pardo‐Roa, María José Avendaño, Eileen Serrano, Jorge Lévican +16 more

Assessment of Mutations Associated With Genomic Variants of SARS-CoV-2: RT-qPCR as a Rapid and Affordable Tool to Monitoring Known Circulating Variants in Chile, 2021

Frontiers in Medicine(2022)10.3389/fmed.2022.841073

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6 citations

Constanza Martínez-Valdebenito, Catalina Pardo‐Roa, Leonardo I. Almonacid, Eugenia Fuentes-Luppichini, Ana María Carmona Contreras +6 more

Waning and boosting of functional humoral immunity to SARS-CoV-2

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2022)10.1101/2022.07.22.501163

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R. P. McNamara, María José Avendaño, Eileen Serrano, Tamara García‐Salum, Catalina Pardo‐Roa +8 more

Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 virus in ambulatory children under 2 years old

Frontiers in Pediatrics(2022)10.3389/fped.2022.957273

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Ivana Ormazábal, Javier Pérez-Valenzuela, Andrea Araya, Rafael Medina, Cecilia Perret +1 more

Mass mortality event in South American sea lions ( Otaria flavescens ) correlated to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 outbreak in Chile

Veterinary Quarterly(2023)10.1080/01652176.2023.2265173

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115 citations

Antonio Fernández, Naomi Ariyama, Ana Colom-Rivero, Carlos Mallén Rivera, Paula Nuñez +12 more

Immunoglobulin, glucocorticoid, or combination therapy for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children: a propensity-weighted cohort study

The Lancet Rheumatology(2023)10.1016/s2665-9913(23)00029-2

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45 citations

Ortensia Vito, Andrew McArdle, Eleanor G. Seaby, Harsita Patel, Priyen Shah +94 more

Waning and boosting of antibody Fc-effector functions upon SARS-CoV-2 vaccination

Nature Communications(2023)10.1038/s41467-023-39189-8

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30 citations

R. P. McNamara, María José Avendaño, Eileen Serrano, Tamara García‐Salum, Catalina Pardo‐Roa +10 more

Tracking the emergence of antigenic variants in influenza A virus epidemics in Brazil

Virus Evolution(2023)10.1093/ve/vead027

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7 citations

Katherine Johnson, Timothy Song, Tatiana Schäffer Gregianini, Baccin Tatiana G., Guojun Wang +7 more

Cross-species transmission and PB2 mammalian adaptations of highly pathogenic avian influenza A/H5N1 viruses in Chile

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2023)10.1101/2023.06.30.547205

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41 citations

Martha I. Nelson, Naomi Ariyama, Carolina Aguayo, Leonardo I. Almonacid, Gabriela Muñoz +16 more

Novel influenza A viruses in pigs with zoonotic potential, Chile

Microbiology Spectrum(2024)10.1128/spectrum.02181-23

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5 citations

Bárbara Brito, Marco Saavedra, Juan Mena, Tamara García‐Salum, Raveen Rathnasinghe +10 more

Replication kinetics of novel swine influenza A viruses: an approach to vaccine production

Austral journal of veterinary sciences(2024)10.4206/ajvs.562.01

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Víctor Neira, Rafael Medina, Rodrigo Tapia

Humoral waning kinetics against SARS-CoV-2 is dictated by disease severity and vaccine platform

medRxiv(2024)10.1101/2024.10.17.24315607

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5 citations

Benjamin P. Kellman, María José Avendaño, Maanasa Mendu, Jeff C. Hsiao, Eileen Serrano +14 more

Cross-species and mammal-to-mammal transmission of clade 2.3.4.4b highly pathogenic avian influenza A/H5N1 with PB2 adaptations

Nature Communications(2025)10.1038/s41467-025-57338-z

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60 citations

Martha I. Nelson, Naomi Ariyama, Carolina Aguayo, Leonardo I. Almonacid, Ana S. Gonzalez‐Reiche +22 more

Genetic Characterization of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b, Antarctica, 2024

Emerging infectious diseases(2025)10.3201/eid3108.250186

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8 citations

Naomi Ariyama, Pablo N. Castillo-Torres, Bárbara Brito, Gabriela Muñoz, Karla B. Díaz Morales +8 more

BIK polymorphism and proteasome regulation unveil host risk factor for severe influenza

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(2025)10.1073/pnas.2424367122

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3 citations

Soner Yildiz, E. Kaitlynn Allen, Hans Petersen, Mark E. Peeples, Sara S. El Zahed +13 more

Multiplex RT-qPCR strategy for SARS-CoV-2 variants detection in developing countries without ngs: The Bolivian experience

Epidemiology and Infection(2025)10.1017/s095026882510037x

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Carolina X Cuba-Grandy, Eugenia Fuentes-Luppichini, Nattaly Grecia Torrico Villarroel, Yercin Mamani Ortiz, Jaqueline Mendez +8 more

Novel introductions of human-origin H3N2 influenza viruses in swine, Chile

Frontiers in Veterinary Science(2025)10.3389/fvets.2024.1505497

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Naomi Ariyama, Felipe Berríos, Nikita Enciso, Barbara Quezada, Rafael Medina +2 more