WHO launches new global influenza strategy    
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WHO released a Global Influenza Strategy for 2019-2030 aimed at protecting people in all countries from the threat of influenza. The goal of the strategy is to prevent seasonal influenza, control the spread ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with) (non-poultry including wild birds), Namibia    
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Information received on 20/06/2019 from Dr Adrianatus Florentius Maseke, Chief Veterinary Officer, Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, Windhoek, Namibia Summary Report ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Chinese Taipei    
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Information received on 20/06/2019 from Dr Wen-Jane Tu, Chief Veterinary Officer, Deputy Director General, Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, Council of Agriculture, ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, South Africa    
submitted by kickingbird at Jun, 5, 2019 from OIE
Information received on 04/06/2019 from Dr Bothle Michael Modisane, Chief Director , Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Animal Production and Health, PRETORIA, South Africa ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, China (People´s Rep. of)    
submitted by kickingbird at Jun, 4, 2019 from OIE
Information received on 01/06/2019 from Dr Zhang Zhongqiu, Director General , China Animal Disease Control Centre, Veterinary Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China (People´s Rep. of) Summary Report ...

Sanz Fadrique R, et al. Guillain-Barré syndrome and influenza vaccines: current evidence. Rev Esp Quimioter. 2019 Jun 20..  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 21 hours ago from Rev Esp Quimioter. 2019 Jun 20.
OBJECTIVE: Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) as a consequence of influenza vaccination is a relevant topic, yet to be clarified, which raises concern both amongst health care personnel and the general population. ...

Leach S, et al. Requirement for memory B cell activation in protection from heterologous influenza virus reinfection. Int Immunol. 2019 Jun 20..  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 21 hours ago from Int Immunol. 2019 Jun 20.
While two memory compartments, memory B cells and long-lived plasma cells, are thought to contribute to the successful establishment of memory recall responses, the unique roles of each cellular compartment ...

Yuan HT, et al. A rare case of influenza A (H3N2)-associated encephalitis with seizure. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Jun 16..  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 21 hours ago from Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Jun 16.
Influenza-associated acute encephalopathy (IAE) is more prevalent in children than in adults and often results in neurological sequelae or even death. Diagnosis of IAE is difficult as clinical presentation ...

Yan HX, Xu HF, He WJ, Xie Y, Dong GY.. Phylogenetic analysis of HA and NA genes of influenza H1N1 viruses from 1918 to 2017. Acta Virol. 2019;63(2):195-202..  Abstract  
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The 1918 "Spanish" pandemic is the earliest known influenza H1N1 virus. Since then H1N1 viruses circulated between humans and animals continuously. With the increased amount of samples of H1N1 viruses ...

Ma MJ, et al. Characterization of antibody and memory T cell response in H7N9 survivors: A cross-sectional analysis. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2019 Jun 20.  Abstract  
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OBJECTIVES: Despite the importance of immunological memory for protective immunity against viral infection, whether H7N9-specific antibodies and memory T-cell responses remain detectable years after the ...