Publications by authors named "Ella Ahvenainen"
Parapoxviruses (PPV) cause skin and mucous membrane lesions in several animal species, and of the five recognized PPVs, at least three are zoonotic. Equine PPV (EqPPV) is the sixth one initially described in humans in the United States and later in a severely sick horse in Finland in 2013-2015. In 2021-2022, a large-scale pustulo-vesicular pastern dermatitis outbreak occurred in horses all over Finland.
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- SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, was first detected in Finland in January 2020 and has since caused fewer infections compared to other European countries.
- A study analyzed the virus's lineage origins and dynamics in Finland, revealing 42 independent introductions in spring 2020, primarily from Italy, Austria, and Spain.
- Findings indicated that one introduction from Spain caused about a third of the cases in Finland during that period, highlighting the impact of travel on virus spread and the importance of early public health measures.