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  1. Amarasinghe A, De Silva Senapathi U, Abdul-Cader MS, Popowich S, Marshall F, Cork, SC, van der Meer F, Gomis S and Abdul-Careem MF. 2018.Comparative features of infections of two Massachusetts (Mass) infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) variants isolated from Western Canadian layer flocks. BMC Veterinary Research4(1):391. doi: 10.1186/s12917-018-1720-9.
  2. Amarasinghe A, Popowich S, De Silva Senapathi U, Abdul-Cader MS, Marshall F, van der Meer F, Cork, SC, Gomis S and Abdul-Careem MF.2018. Shell-less egg syndrome (SES) widespread in Western Canadian layer operations isLinked to a Massachusetts (Mass) Type infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) isolate. Viruses10, 437; doi:10.3390/v10080437.
  3. De Silva Senapathi U, Abdul-Cader MS, Amarasinghe A, van Marle G, Czub M, Gomis S and Abdul-Careem MF. 2018. The in ovodelivery of CpG oligonucleotides protects against infectious bronchitis with the recruitment of immune cells into the respiratory tract of chickens. Viruses10, 635; doi:10.3390/v10110635.
  4. Abdul-Cader MS, Amarasinghe A, Palomino-Tapia V, Ahmed-Hassan H, Bakhtawar K, Nagy E, Sharif S, Gomis S and Abdul-Careem MF. 2018. In ovo CpG DNA delivery increases innate and adaptive immune cells in respiratory, gastrointestinal and immune systems post-hatch correlating with lower infectious laryngotracheitis virus infection. PLOS One13(3):e0193964.
  5. Thapa, S., Abdul Cader, M.C., Murugananthan, K., Nagy, E., Sharif, S., Czub, M. and Abdul-Careem, M.F. 2015. In ovo delivery of CpG DNA reduces avian infectious laryngotracheitis virus induced mortality and morbidity. Viruses 7 (4):1832-52.
  6. Thapa S, Nagy E, Abdul-Careem MF, 2015. In ovo delivery of toll-like receptor 2 ligand, lipoteichoic acid induces pro-inflammatory mediators reducing post-hatch infectious laryngotracheitis virus infection. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology 164 (3-4):170-8
  7. Haddadi H, Thapa S, Kameka AM, Hui J, Czub M, Nagy E, Muench G, and Abdul-Careem MF. 2015. Toll-like receptor 2 ligand, lipoteichoic acid is inhibitory against infectious laryngotracheitis virus infection in vitro and in vivo. Developmental and Comparative Immunology 48(1):22-32
  8. Kameka AM, Haddadi S, Kim DS, Cork SC and Abdul-Careem MF. 2014.  Induction of innate immune response following infectious bronchitis corona virus infection in the respiratory tract of chickens. Virology 450-451, 114-121
  9. Kameka AM, Haddadi S, Jamaldeen FJ, Moinul P, He XT, Nawazdeen FHP, Bonfield S, Sharif S, van Rooijen N. and Abdul-Careem M.F. 2014. Clodronate treatment significantly depletes macrophages in chickens. Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research 78(4):274-82
  10. Haddadi S, Kim DS, Jasmine H, van der Meer F, Czub M, Abdul-Careem MF. 2013. Induction of Toll-like receptor 4 signaling in avian macrophages inhibits infectious laryngotracheitis virus replication in a nitric oxide dependent way. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology 155(4):270-5
  11. Abdul-Careem, M.F., Lee, A.J., Pek, E.A., Gill, N., Gillgrass, A.E., Chew, M.V., Reid, S., Ashkar, A.A., 2012, Genital HSV-2 infection induces short-term NK cell memory. PLoS One 7, e32821
  12. Abdul-Careem, M.F., Mian, M.F., Yue, G., Gillgrass, A., Chenoweth, M.J., Barra, N.G., Chew, M.V., Chan, T., Al-Garawi, A.A., Jordana, M., Ashkar, A.A., 2012, Critical role of natural killer cells in lung immunopathology during influenza infection in mice. J Infect Dis 206, 167-177.
  13. Abdul-Careem, M.F., Froz Mian, M., Gillgrass, A.E., Chenoweth, M.J., Barra, N.G., Chan, T., Al-Garawi, A.A., Chew, M.V., Yue, G., van Roojen, N., Xing, Z., Ashkar, A.A., 2011, FimH, a TLR4 ligand, induces innate antiviral responses in the lung leading to protection against lethal influenza infection in mice. Antiviral Res 92, 346-355.
  14. Abdul-Careem, M.F., Haq, K., Shanmuganathan, S., Read, L.R., Schat, K.A., Heidari, M., Sharif, S., 2009, Induction of innate host responses in the lungs of chickens following infection with a very virulent strain of Marek's disease virus. Virology 393, 250-257.
  15. Abdul-Careem, M.F., Hunter, B.D., Lee, L.F., Fairbrother, J.H., Haghighi, H.R., Read, L., Parvizi, P., Heidari, M., Sharif, S., 2008, Host responses in the bursa of Fabricius of chickens infected with virulent Marek's disease virus. Virology 379, 256-265.
  16. Abdul-Careem, M.F., Hunter, B.D., Sarson, A.J., Parvizi, P., Haghighi, H.R., Read, L., Heidari, M., Sharif, S., 2008, Host responses are induced in feathers of chickens infected with Marek's disease virus. Virology 370, 323-332.
  17. Abdul-Careem, M.F., Hunter, B.D., Nagy, E., Read, L.R., Sanei, B., Spencer, J.L., Sharif, S., 2006, Development of a real-time PCR assay using SYBR Green chemistry for monitoring Marek's disease virus genome load in feather tips. J Virol Methods 133, 34-40.