Farah ZE, Khatib O, Hamadeh S, Ahmad K, El Bazzal. Containment of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus, Lebanon, 2016. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018;24(2):374-376. Abstract
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A preparedness plan for avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection was activated in Lebanon in 2016 after reported cases in poultry. Exposed persons were given prophylaxis and monitored daily. A total of ... Flynn O, Gallagher C, Mooney J, Irvine C, Ducatez. Influenza D Virus in Cattle, Ireland. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018;24(2):389-391. Abstract
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We detected influenza D virus in 18 nasal swab samples from cattle in Ireland that were clinically diagnosed with respiratory disease. Specimens were obtained from archived samples received for routine ... Horwood PF, Horm S, Suttie A, Thet S, Y P, Rith S,. Co-circulation of Influenza A H5, H7, and H9 Viruses and Co-infected Poultry in Live Bird Markets, Cambodia. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018;24(2):352-355.. Abstract
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Longitudinal surveillance of 2 live bird markets in Cambodia revealed year-round, high co-circulation of H5, H7, and H9 influenza viruses. We detected influenza A viruses in 51.3% of ducks and 39.6% of ... Liu K, Gu M, Hu S, Gao R, et al. Genetic and biological characterization of three poultry-origin H5N6 avian influenza viruses with all internal genes from genotype S H9N2 viruses. Arch Virol 2018 Jan 6. Abstract
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During surveillance for avian influenza viruses, three H5N6 viruses were isolated in chickens obtained from live bird markets in eastern China, between January 2015 and April 2016. Sequence analysis revealed ... Emmie de Wit,etc.,al. 1918 H1N1 influenza virus replicates and induces pro-inflammatory cytokine responses in extra-respiratory tissues of ferrets. J Infect Dis 10 Jan 2018. Abstract
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Background
The 1918 Spanish H1N1 influenza pandemic was the most severe recorded influenza pandemic with an estimated 20-50 million deaths worldwide. Even though it is known that influenza viruses can ... Liu L, et al. 220 mutation in the hemagglutinin of avian influenza A (H7N9) virus alters antigenicity during vaccine strain development. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2018. Abstract
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Since the first confirmed case of H7N9 infection was reported in China, there have been five epidemic waves of human H7N9 infections between 2013 and 2017. The fifth wave differed from the previous four ... Kang Y, et al. Pathogenicity and transmissibility of three avian influenza A (H5N6) viruses isolated from wild birds. J Infect. 2018. Abstract
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Since 2013, highly pathogenic H5N6 avian influenza viruses (AIVs) have emerged in poultry and caused sporadic human infections in Asia. The recent discovery of three new avian H5N6 viruses - A/oriental ... Selleck PW, et al.. An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Australia in 1997 caused by an H7N4 virus. Avian Dis. 2003. Abstract
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In November of 1997 an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza occurred near the town of Tamworth, in northern New South Wales, Australia. The viruses isolated from chickens on two commercial chicken ... Cattoli G, et al.. Influenza virus surveillance in wild birds in Italy: results of laboratory investigations in 2003-2005. Avian Dis. 2007. Abstract
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Following the avian influenza (AI) epidemics occurring in different areas of the world, a surveillance program funded by the Italian Ministry of Health was implemented. In the framework of this program, ... Bulach D, et al. Molecular analysis of H7 avian influenza viruses from Australia and New Zealand: genetic diversity and relationships from 1976 to 2007. J Virol. 2010. Abstract
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Full-genome sequencing of 11 Australian and 1 New Zealand avian influenza A virus isolate (all subtype H7) has enabled comparison of the sequences of each of the genome segments to those of other subtype ... Kim YI, et al. Genetic diversity and pathogenic potential of low pathogenic H7 avian influenza viruses isolated from wild migratory birds in Korea. Infect Genet Evol. 2016. Abstract
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To detect the circulation of H7 avian influenza viruses, we characterized H7 viruses found in migratory birds and live poultry markets of South Korea from 2005 to 2014. Phylogenic analysis revealed that ... Y Zhang, Y Wei, K Liu, M Huang, etc.,al. Recombinant influenza H9N2 virus with a substitution of H3 hemagglutinin transmembrane domain showed enhanced immunogenicity in mice and chicken. Sci Rep. 2017; 7: 17923. Abstract
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In recent years, avian influenza virus H9N2 undergoing antigenic drift represents a threat to poultry farming as well as public health. Current vaccines are restricted to inactivated vaccine strains and ... de Vries RD, Nieuwkoop NJ, van der Klis FRM, Koopm. Primary Human Influenza B Virus Infection Induces Cross-Lineage Hemagglutinin Stalk-Specific Antibodies Mediating Antibody-Dependent Cellular Cytoxicity. J Infect Dis 2017;217:3-11. Abstract
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Influenza A virus (IAV) and influenza B virus (IBV) cause substantial morbidity and mortality during annual epidemics. Two distinct lineages of IBV are distinguished, based on variation in hemagglutinin ... Stellrecht KA. The Drift in Molecular Testing for Influenza: Mutations Affecting Assay Performance. J Clin Microbiol. 2018 Jan 5. Abstract
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Influenza is associated with rapid evolution due to lack of RNA polymerase proofreading, immunogenic selection and frequent rearrangement of gene segments. Evolutionary changes affecting the performance ... Nakagawa H, Okuya K, Kawabata T, Matsuu A, et al. Genetic characterization of low-pathogenic avian influenza viruses isolated on the Izumi plain in Japan: possible association of dynamic movements of wild birds with AIV evolution. Arch Virol 2018 Jan 3. Abstract
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The Izumi plain in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, is an overwintering site of endangered cranes (hooded cranes and white-naped cranes) and of many other migratory birds (including wild ducks) that are considered ... Herfst et al.. Human Clade 2.3.4.4 A/H5N6 Influenza Virus Lacks Mammalian Adaptation Markers and Does Not Transmit via the Airborne Route between Ferrets. MSPHERE DEC 2017. Abstract
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Since their emergence in 1997, A/H5N1 influenza viruses of the A/goose/Guangdong/1/96 lineage have diversified in multiple genetic and antigenic clades upon continued circulation in poultry in several ... Sun H, Yao W, Wang K, Qian Y, et al.. Inhibition of neddylation pathway represses influenza virus replication and pro-inflammatory responses. Virology 2017;514:230-239. Abstract
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The neddylation pathway belongs post-translational modifications and plays important roles in regulating viral infection and replication. To address the relationship of influenza A virus with the neddylation ... Raymond DD, Bajic G, Ferdman J, Suphaphiphat P, et. Conserved epitope on influenza-virus hemagglutinin head defined by a vaccine-induced antibody. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2017 Dec 18. Abstract
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Circulating influenza viruses evade neutralization in their human hosts by acquiring escape mutations at epitopes of prevalent antibodies. A goal for next-generation influenza vaccines is to reduce escape ... Williams JA, Gui L, Hom N, Mileant A, et al. Dissection of epitope-specific mechanisms of neutralization of influenza virus by intact IgG and Fab fragments. J Virol 2017 Dec 20. Abstract
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The neutralizing antibody (nAb) response against the influenza virus's hemagglutinin (HA) fusion glycoprotein is important for preventing viral infection, but we lack a comprehensive understanding of the ... Zhang J, Lao G, Zhang R, Wei Z, et al. Genetic diversity and dissemination pathways of highly pathogenic H5N6 avian influenza viruses from birds in Southwestern China along the East Asian–Australian migration flyway. J Infect 2017 Dec 12. Abstract
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