Dr. Nariman Shahhosseini

Chercheur scientifique

1- Chef du centre pour les maladies à transmission vectorielle

2- Président du comité de protection des animaux

Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments

Lethbridge

Recherche et / ou projets en cours

Ses recherches portent sur les virus zoonotiques nouveaux et émergents, ainsi que les arbovirus et les vecteurs connexes

Énoncés de recherches/projets

Projet I : Modélisation de l’interaction vecteur-hôte des brûlots au Canada
Projet II : Surveillance des virus transmis par les brûlots au Canada avec un accent sur le virus de la fièvre catarrhale
Projet III : Changements climatiques et prévisions des futurs secteurs à risque élevé pour le virus de la fièvre catarrhale au Canada

Projet IV : Biotypage des spécimens du complexe Culex pipiens au Canada

Projet V : Virus émergents de virus transmis par les tiques au Canada

Projet VI : Caractérisation génétique des virus nouveaux et émergents transmis par les chauves-souris au Canada

Projet VII : Génotypage du virus de l’anémie infectieuse équine au Canada

Activités professionnelles / intérêts

Il intègre les approches virologique, entomologique et bioinformatique (p. ex., la métagénomique de pointe) pour mieux comprendre l’écologie du virus et du vecteur, et prédire des événements de sauts d’espèce chez les humains en vue de prévenir des éclosions futures.

Prix et études

1. 2014-2017; Philosophiae Doctor (Ph. D. ), Université de Hambourg, département de biologie, Hambourg, Allemagne.

2. 2008-2011; Maîtrise ès sciences (M. Sc), Biologie-microbiologie, Université d’Azad, Lahijan, Iran.

3. 2003-2008; Baccalauréat ès sciences (B. Sc), Biologie cellulaire et moléculaire (Microbiologie), Université d’Azad, Lahijan, Iran.

Expérience et / ou de travail international

En raison de sa renommée dans le domaine des maladies à transmission vectorielle, l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé l’a invité à être conférencier dans le cadre d’une réunion internationale sur la fièvre hémorragique de Crimée-Congo tenue à l’Institut Robert Koch en Allemagne en 2015. En outre, il a été conférencier invité at une réunion du Groupe de recherche en épidémiologie des zoonoses et santé publique (GREZOSP) à l’Université de Montréal en 2020, et à la 6e conférence euro-mondiale sur les maladies infectieuses à Paris en 2017.

Il a aussi été invité à assurer la direction d’un numéro spécial sur le thème de la découverte des nouveaux virus à transmission vectorielle en tant que rédacteur de Microorganisms (MDPI) (2021 à aujourd’hui), et il représente le comité de rédaction du Journal of Tropical Medicine and Health (2018 à aujourd’hui) et le Herbal Medicine Journal (2017 à aujourd’hui).

Il a été examinateur pour les subventions aux Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada et à l’Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments, ainsi que pour des revues comme Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Zoonoses and Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Health, Eurosurveillance, The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, International Journal of Acarology, Iranian Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Infectious Diseases of Poverty, The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, Virological Sinica, Virulence.

Principales publications

2022; G. Babuadze, H. Fausther-Bovendo, M. deLaVega, B. Lillie, M. Naghibosadat, N. Shahhosseini, M. A. Joyce, H. A. Saffran, D. L. Tyrrell, D. Falzarano, C. Senthilkumaran, N. Christie-Holmes, S. Ahn, S. D. Gray-Owen, A. Banerjee, S. Mubareka, K. Mossman, C. Dupont, J. Pederson, M. A. Lafrance, G. P. Kobinger, R. Kozak. Two DNA vaccines protect against severe disease and pathology due to SARS-CoV-2 in Syrian hamsters. npj Vaccines. 2022. 7, 49. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-022-00461-5
2022; N. Shahhosseini*. Characterization of Mutations Modulating Enhanced Transmissibility of Indian SARS-CoV-2 Variant (B.1.617) Using In Silico Tools. Gene Reports. 2022. 101636. DOI: 10.1016/j.genrep.2022. 101636. Senior author.
2021; N. Shahhosseini*, G. Babuadze, G. Wong, G. P. Kobinger. Mutation Signatures and In Silico Docking of Novel SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern. Microorganisms. 2021. 9, 926. doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9050926. Senior author.
2021; N. Shahhosseini*, G. Wong, G. P. Kobinger, S. Chinikar. SARS-CoV-2 spillover transmission due to recombination event. Gene Reports. 2021. 23. 101045. doi.org/10.1016/j.genrep.2021.101045. Senior author.
2021; N. Shahhosseini, G. Wong, G. Babuadze, J. V. Camp, O. Ergonul, G. P. Kobinger, S. Chinikar, N. Nowotny.. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus in Asia, Africa, Europe. Microorganisms. 2021. 9, 1907. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/microorganisms9091907.
2021; N. Shahhosseini, C. Frederick, M-P. Letourneau-Montminy, B-B. Marie-Odile, G. P. Kobinger, G. Wong. Computational genomics of Torque teno sus virus and Porcine circovirus in swine samples from Canada. Research in Veterinary Science. 2021. 134: 171-180. DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2020.12.010.
2021; N. Shahhosseini*, C. Frederick, T. Racin, G. P. Kobinger, G. Wong. Modeling Host-Feeding Preference and Molecular Systematics of Mosquitoes in Different Ecological Niches in Canada. Acta Tropica. 2021. 213. 105734. doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105734. Senior author.
2020; N. Shahhosseini*, S. H. Moosa-Kazemi, M. M. Sedaghat, G. Wong, S. Chinikar, N. Nowotny, Z. Hajivand, H. Mokhayeri, M. H. Kayedi. Autochthonous transmission of West Nile virus by a new vector in Iran, vector-host interaction modeling, and virulence gene determinants. Viruses. 2020. 12, 1449; doi:10.3390/v12121449. Senior author.
2020; N. Shahhosseini, G. Wong, C. Frederick, G. P. Kobinger. Mosquito species composition and abundance in Quebec, eastern Canada. Journal of Medical Entomology. 2020. 57 (4):1025-31. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjaa020.
2020; M.H. Kayedi, F. Sepahvand, E. Mostafavi, S. Chinikar, H. Mokhayeri, A. Chegheni Sharafi, G. Wong, N. Shahhosseini*, S. H. Moosa Kazemi. Ecology and fauna of Culicidae mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Lorestan province, western Iran. Heliyon. 2020. 6 (8): e04480. Senior author.
2018; N. Shahhosseini, J. Friedrich, S. H. Moosa-Kazemi, M. M. Sedaghat, M. H. Kayedi, E. Tannich, J. Schmidt-Chanasit, R. Lühken. Host-feeding patterns of Culex mosquitoes in Iran. Parasites & Vectors. 2018. 11: 669. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-3237-2.
2018; N. Shahhosseini*, M. H. Kayedi, M. M. Sedaghat, T. Racine, G. P. Kobinger, S. H. Moosa-Kazemi. DNA barcodes coroborating identification of mosquito species and multiplex real-time PCR differentiating Culex pipiens complex and Culex torrentium in Iran. PLOSONE. 2018. 13 (11): e0207308. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207308. Senior author.
2018; F. Faghihi, Z. Telmadarraiy, S. Chinikar, N. Nowotny, A. R. Fooks, and N. Shahhosseini*. Spatial and Phylodynamic Survey on Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Strains in Northeast of Iran. Jundishapur Journal Microbiol. 2018. 11 (3): e59412. Senior author.
2018; N. Shahhosseini, G.A. Azari-Garmjan, M. Khadem Rezaiyan, A. Haeri, N. Nowotny, A. R. Fooks, S. Chinikar, M. Youssefi. Factors Affecting Transmission of Crimean - Congo Hemorrhagic Fever among Slaughterhouse Employees: A Serosurvey in Mashhad, Iran. Jundishapur Journal Microbiol. 2018. 11 (3): e57980.
2017; N. Shahhosseini, R. Lühken, H. Jöst, S. Jansen, J. Börstler, T. Rieger, A. Krüger, A. Yadouleton, R. de Mendonça Campos, C. Cesar Cirne-Santos, D. Fernandes Ferreira, R. Garms, N. Becker, E. Tannich, D. Cadar, J. Schmidt-Chanasit. Detection and characterization of a novel rhabdovirus in Aedes cantans mosquitoes and evidence for a mosquito-associated new genus in the family Rhabdoviridae. Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 2017. 55: 260–268.
2017; N. Shahhosseini, S. Chinikar, S. H. Moosa-Kazemi, M. M. Sedaghat, M. Kayedi, R. Lühken, J. Schmidt-Chanasit. West Nile Virus lineage-2 in Culex specimens from Iran. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 2017. 22 (10): 1343–1349.
2017; E. Mostafavi, B. Pourhossein, S. Esmaeili, F. Bagheri Amiri, S. Khakifirouz, N. Shahhosseini, S.M. tabatabaei. Seroepidemiology and risk factors of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever among butchers and slaughterhouse workers in southeastern Iran. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2017. 64:85-89.
2017; N. Shahhosseini*, S. Chinikar, E. Shams, N. Nowotny and A. R. Fooks. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever cases in the North of Iran have three distinct origins. Journal of Virus Disease. 2017. 28: 50-53. Senior author.
2017; N. Shahhosseini, A. Jafarbekloo, Z. Telmadarraiy, S. Chinikar, A. Haeri, N. Nowotny, M. H Groschup, A. R. Fooks. Co-circulation of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus strains Asia 1 and 2 between the border of Iran and Pakistan. Heliyon. 2017. 3 (11): 439.
2017; M. M. Sedaghat, M. Sarani, S. Chinikar, Z. Telmadarraiy, A. S. Moghadam, K. Azam, N. Nowotny, M. H. Groschup, A. R. Fooks and N. Shahhosseini*. Vector prevalence and detection of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus in Golestan Province, Iran. Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases. 2017. 54 (4): 353-357. Senior author.
2016; F. Farhadpour, Z. Telmadarraiy, S. Chinikar, M. R. Fakoorziba, K. Akbarzadeh, M. J. Moemenbellah-Fard, T. Jalali, E. Mostafavi, D. Faghihi, N. Shahhosseini, M. Mohammadian. Molecular Detection of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Ticks Collected From Infested Livestock Populations in a New Endemic Area, South of Iran. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 2016. 21: 340-347.
2016; P. Biglari, S. Chinikar, H. Belqeiszadeh, Z. Telmadarraiy, E. Mostafavi, M. Ghaffari, S. Javaherizadeh, N. Nowotny, A. R. Fooks and N. Shahhosseini*. Phylogeny of the tick-derived Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus strains in Iran. Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases. 2016. 76: 1216-21. Senior author.
2016; N. Shahhosseini*, S. Chinikar, N. Nowotny, A. R. Fooks and J. Schmidt-Chanasit. Genetic analysis of imported dengue virus strains by Iranian travelers. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease. 2016. 6: 850-853. Senior author.
2016; M. Champour, S. Chinikar, G. Mohammadi, G. Razmi, E. Mostafavi, N. Shahhosseini, S. Khakifirouz, T. Jalali. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in the One-Humped Camel (Camelus dromedarius) in East and Northeast of Iran. Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases. 2016. 10: 168-177.
2016; S. Chinikar, S. Bouzari, M. A. Shokrgozar, E. Mostafavi, T. Jalali, S. Shokrgozar, N. Nowotny, A. R. Fooks and N. Shahhosseini. Genetic diversity of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic fever virus strains from Iran. Journal of Arthropod- Borne Diseases. 2016. 10: 127-140. Senior author.
2016; S. Chinikar, N. Shahhosseini, S. Bouzari, T. Jalali, M. A. Shokrgozar, E. Mostafavi, M. H. Groschup, M. Niedrig. Assessment of recombination in the S-segment genome of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus in Iran. Journal of Arthropod- Borne Diseases. 2016. 10: 12–23.
2016; M. Champour, S. Chinikar, G. Mohammadi, G. Razmi, N. Shahhosseini, S. Khakifirouz, E. Mostafavi, T. Jalali. Molecular epidemiology of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus isolated from ticks of one humped camels (Camelus Dromedarius) population in the Northeast of Iran. Journal of Parasitic Disease. 2016. 40: 110-115.
2016; M. Mohammadian, S. Chinikar, Z. Telmadarraiy, H. Vatandoost, M. A. Oshaghi, A. A. Hanafi-Bojd, M. M. Sedaghat, M. Noroozi, F. Faghihi, T. Jalali, S. Khakifirouz, N. Shahhosseini, F. Farhadpour. Molecular Assay on Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Ticks (Ixodidae) Collected from Kermanshah Province, Western Iran. Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases. 2016. 10: 383-393.
2016; N. Shahhosseini*, S. Chinikar. Genetic evidence for circulation of Kunjin-related West Nile virus strain in Iran. Journal of Vector-Borne Disease. 2016. 53: 384-386. Senior author.
2015; M. H. Kayedi#, S. Chinikar, E. Mostafavi, S. Khakifirouz, T. Jalali, A. Hosseini-Chegeni, A. Naghizadeh, M. Niedrig, A. R. Fooks, and N. Shahhosseini#. Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Clade IV (Asia 1) in Ticks of Western Iran. Journal of Medical entomology. 2015. 910: 1-6. (Equally contributed as first author#). Senior author.
2015; Z. Meshkat, S. Chinikar, M. T. Shakeri, L. Manaviear, T. Jalali, S. Khakifirouz, and N. Shahhosseini. The prevalence of West Nile virus in Mashhad, Iran: A population based study. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2015. 8: 203-205. Senior author.
2014; M. M. Garigliany, R. Mathias, H. Frickmann, J. May, N. Georg Schwarz, A. Perse, H. Jörst, J. Börstler, N. Shahhosseini, D. Desmecht, H. A. Mbunkah, D. A. Mbunkah, M. T. Kingsley, R. M. Campos, V. S. Paula, N. Randriamampionona, S. Poppert, E. Tannich, R. Rakotozandrindraniny, D. Cadar, J. Schmidt-Chanasit. Cyclovirus CyCV-VN species distribution is not limited to Vietnam and extends to Africa. Scientific Reports. 2014. 4: 1-7
2014; N. Shahhosseini, S. Chinikar, B. Ataei, A. R. Fooks, M. H. Groschup. Phylogenetic Analysis of West Nile Virus Genome, Iran. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2014. 20: 1419-1420.
2014; S. Chinikar, A. A. Javadi, A. Hajiannia, B. Ataei, T. Jalali, S. Khakifirouz, N. Nowotny, J. Schmidt-Chanasit and N. Shahhosseini. First evidence of Hantavirus in central Iran as an emerging viral disease. Advances in Infectious Diseases. 2014. 4:173-177. Senior author.
2014; M. Champour, G. Mohammadi, S. Chinikar, G. Razmi, N. Shahhosseini, S. Khakifirouz, E. Mostafavi, T. Jalali. Seroepidemiology of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in one humped camels (Camelus Dromedarius) population in the Northeast of Iran. Journal of Vector Borne Disease. 2014. 51: 62–65.
2013; S. Chinikar, N. Shahhosseini, S. Bouzari, T. Jalali, M. A. Shokrgozar, E. Mostafavi. New circulating genomic variant of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in the North of Iran. Archive of virology. 2013. 158: 1085-1088.
2013; S. Chinikar, N. Shahhosseini, E. Mostafavi, M. Moradi, S. Khakifirouz, T. Jalali, M. M. Goya, M. R. Shirzadi, M. Zainali, A. R. Fooks. Seroprevalence of West Nile Virus in Iran. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Disease. 2013. 13: 586-589.
2013; S. Chinikar, S. M. Ghiasi, N. Shahhosseini, E. Mostafavi, M. Moradi, S. Khakifirouz, F. S. Varaie, M. Rafigh, T. Jalali, M. M. Goya, M. R. Shirzadi, M. Zainali, A. R. Fooks. Preliminary study of Dengue Virus infection in Iran. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2013. 11: 166-169.
2013; A. Mehravaran, M. Moradi, Z. Telmadarraiy, E. Mostafavi, A. Moradi, S. Khakifirouz, N. Shahhosseini, F. S. Varaie, T. Jalali, S. Hekmat, S. M. Ghiasi, S. Chinikar. Molecular detection of Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) Virus in the tick population of southeast Iran. Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases. 2013. 4: 35-38.
2012; S. Chinikar, M. Shayesteh, S. Khakifirouz, T. Jalali, F. S. Varaie, M. Rafigh, E. Mostafavi and N. Shahhosseini. Nosocomial infection of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in eastern Iran: Case report. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2012. 11: 252-255. Senior author.

B) Books:

2014; S. Chinikar, N. Shahhosseini. Neglected Tropical Diseases-Middle East and North Africa. Chapter 8 (Hemorraghic Fevers): Dengue Fever in Asia and Africa. Series: Neglected Tropical Diseases. Springer. 2014. ISBN 978-3-7091-1612-8
2013; N. Shahhosseini*, M. Alaei-Beirami, S. Shafiee-Lialestani. Medical aspect of Aspergillus fumigatus: a guide for physicians. LAMBERT academic publisher. ISBN 978-3-659-35750-3. Senior author.
2012; S. Chinikar, N. Shahhosseini, T. Jalali. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever and experimental lessons in Iran. LAMBERT academic publisher. ISBN 978-3-659-21422-6