Elsio Augusto Wunder Jr
Assistant Professor/Pathobiology

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Scholarly Contributions

102 Scholarly Contributions

85
Journal Articles
14
Poster/Presentations
2
Patent and Intellectual Propertys
1
Book Chapter
Linking rattiness, geography and environmental degradation to spillover Leptospira infections in marginalised urban settings: An eco-epidemiological community-based cohort study in Brazil
2022
Emanuele Giorgi, Daiana de Oliveira, Kathryn Hacker, Nivison Nery, Federico Costa, Gielson Sacramento, James Childs, Elsio Wunder, Mike Begon, Albert Ko, Jaqueline Cruz, José Hagan, Peter Diggle, Fábio Souza, Hussein Khalil, Ticiana Carvalho-Pereira, Mitermayer Reis, Max Eyre
Research Type: Journal Article

https://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.73120
Linking rattiness, geography and environmental degradation to spillover infections in marginalised urban settings: An eco-epidemiological community-based cohort study in Brazil
2022
Hussein Khalil, Peter J Diggle, Albert I Ko, Fábio N Souza, Emanuele Giorgi, James E Childs, Mitermayer G Reis, Daiana de Oliveira, Nivison Nery, Gielson A Sacramento, Elsio A Wunder, Ticiana S A Carvalho-Pereira, Max T Eyre, Kathryn P Hacker, José E Hagan, Jaqueline S Cruz, Mike Begon, Federico Costa
Research Type: Journal Article

Leptospirosis: putting a neglected disease on the spotlight one experiment at a time
2023
Elsio Wunder
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Leptospirosis seroprevalence and risk factors among slaughterhouse workers in Burkina Faso
2023
Elsio A Wunder, Amadou Dicko, Bienvenu Yalabol Y Banhoro, Seni Kouanda, Abdou Azaqu A Zouré, Henri Gautie G Ouédraogo, Dinanibè Kambiré, Tani Sagna, Tegwinde Rebec R Compaoré, Sylvie Zida, Serge Théophil T Soubeiga
Research Type: Journal Article

Leptospirosis pathogenesis: unveiling a mystery
2025
Elsio Augusto Wunder Jr
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Leptospira yasudae sp. Nov. and Leptospira stimsonii sp. nov., two new species of the pathogenic group isolated from environmental sources
2020
Kathryn Hacker, Daiana de Oliveira, Luciane Santos, Mitermayer Reis, Federico Costa, Ilana Balassiano, Arnau Casanovas-Massana, Elsio Wunder, Camila Hamond, Marco Medeiros, Albert Ko
Research Type: Journal Article

https://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.003480
Leptospira transport medium: A practical tool for leptospires isolation from bovine urine
2025
Anayah Fanfan, Camila Hamond, Elsio Augusto Wunder Jr
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Leptospira interrogans Enolase Is Secreted Extracellularly and Interacts with Plasminogen
2013
Utpal Pal, Alexis Smith, Sarah Nogueira, Albert Ko, Jin Qin, Elsio Wunder, Brian Backstedt
Research Type: Journal Article

https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0078150
Leptospira in breast tissue and milk of urban Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus)
2016
E. Ramos, A. Ko, G. Pedra, J. Childs, D. De Oliveira, E. Wunder, M. Reis, I. Gusmão, G. Rodrigues, A. Pertile, C. Figueira, L. Zhan, F. Costa
Research Type: Journal Article

https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268816000637
Leptospira dzianensis and leptospira putramalaysiae are later heterotypic synonyms of leptospira yasudae and leptospira stimsonii
2021
Elsio Wunder, Frederic Veyrier, Vasantha Neela, Arnau Casanovas-Massana, Pascale Bourhy, Antony Vincent, Mathieu Picardeau
Research Type: Journal Article

https://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.004713
Leptospira Leptolysin Contributes to Serum Resistance but Is Not Essential for Acute Infection
2024
Rosa Mari M Chura-Chambi, Daniella Dos Santos Courrol, Angela Silv S Barbosa, Cassia Moreir M Santos, Fernanda de Moraes Maia, Rodrigo Nune N Rodrigues-da-Silva, Lígia Morganti, Elsio August A Wunder, Kátia Eliane Santos Avelar
Research Type: Journal Article

Leptospira Infection in Rural Areas of Urabá Region, Colombia: A Prospective Study
2022
Elsio A Wunder, Carlos A Rojas, Albert I Ko, Juan C Quintero-Vélez, Juan D Rodas
Research Type: Journal Article

Leptospira Infection in Rural Areas of Uraba Region, Colombia: A Prospective Study
2022
Elsio Wunder, Juan Quintero-Velez, Juan Rodas, Albert Ko, Carlos Rojas
Research Type: Journal Article

https://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.21-1103
Isolation of Leptospira from Animals: Gaining Insight into the Epidemiology and Prevalence of the Zoonotic Disease Leptospirosis in CT
2025
Kaylin Moctezuma, Candace Kangas, Olivia Merlini, Camila Hamond, Emily Michelle Reinhardt, Elsio Augusto Wunder Jr
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Isolation and characterization of saprophytic and pathogenic strains of Leptospira from water sources in Storrs Mansfield, CT, United States
2025
Elsio Augusto Wunder Jr, Camila Hamond, Ellie Borton
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Influence of rainfall on leptospira infection and disease in a tropical urban setting, Brazil
2020
Gielson Sacramento, Kathryn Hacker, Daiana De Oliveira, Mike Begon, Mitermayer Reis, Albert Ko, Peter Diggle, Janet Lindow, Elsio Wunder, Mayara Carvalho, Jaqueline Cruz, Federico Costa, Jose Hagan, Nivison Nery
Research Type: Journal Article

https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2602.190102
Infections by Leptospira interrogans, seoul virus, and bartonella spp. among norway rats (rattus norvegicus) from the Urban slum environment in Brazil
2014
James Childs, Elsio Wunder, Helena Farias, Federico Costa, Gorete Rodrigues, Lynn Osikowicz, Marcus De Faria, Albert Ko, Mitermayer Reis, Michael Kosoy, Fleur Porter
Research Type: Journal Article

https://dx.doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2013.1378
Inactivation of the antimicrobial peptide LL-37 by pathogenic Leptospira
2021
Marcos Heinemann, Daniella Courrol, Priscila Oliveira, Angela Barbosa, Marcia Franzolin, Gisele Souza, Rosa Chura-Chambi, Elsio Wunder, Ligia Morganti
Research Type: Journal Article

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104704
Inactivation of clpB in the pathogen Leptospira interrogans reduces virulence and resistance to stress conditions
2011
Kristel Lourdault, Gustavo Cerqueira, Elsio Wunder, Mathieu Picardeau
Research Type: Journal Article

https://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.05168-11
Impact of preexisting dengue immunity on Zika virus emergence in a dengue endemic region
2019
Nivison Júnior, José Hagan, Maurício Nogueira, Albert Ko, Haritha Adhikarla, Gielson Sacramento, Danilo Coêlho, Shannan Rossi, Eduardo Nascimento, Federico Costa, Elsio Wunder, Jaqueline Cruz, Angel Balmaseda, Ernesto Marques, Scott Weaver, Guilherme Ribeiro, Sasha Azar, Eva Harris, Derek Cummings, Mitermayer Reis, Nikos Vasilakis, Priscila Castanha, Mayara Carvalho, Daiana De Olivera, Isabel Rodriguez-Barraquer
Research Type: Journal Article

https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aav6618