Daan Jansen

Daan Jansen is a Clinical Virology researcher at the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp (ITG) in Belgium, actively contributing to emerging infectious disease research with recent publications in high-impact journals including Nature Medicine, The Lancet, and Emerging Infectious Diseases. Their work focuses on viral outbreak investigation and response, particularly regarding mpox (monkeypox) in the Democratic Republic of Congo and tick-borne diseases in Belgium.

Research interests center on viral epidemiology, phylogenomics, and emerging infectious disease dynamics, with particular expertise in mpox transmission patterns, subclade characterization, and outbreak investigation methodologies. Their research bridges laboratory virology with field epidemiology, contributing to international understanding of viral evolution and transmission networks.

Recent publication trends demonstrate strong collaborative networks across global health institutions, with significant contributions to mpox nomenclature standardization and the documentation of novel transmission patterns including sexual transmission of clade Ia viruses in Central Africa. Their work on autochthonous tick-borne encephalitis in Belgium also highlights regional emerging disease threats in Europe.

Scientific contributions include:

• Development of systematic nomenclature for mpox viruses
• Characterization of novel mpox subclades in Kinshasa
• Documentation of sexual transmission patterns of clade Ia mpox
• Investigation of tick-borne encephalitis in Belgian pediatric populations

Research activities show extensive international collaboration with institutions across Africa, North America, and Europe, particularly in outbreak response settings. Current work appears focused on viral evolution tracking and transmission dynamics of emerging pathogens, with strong emphasis on practical public health applications of virological research.