THARAKARAMAN K, Jayaraman A, Raman R, Viswanathan. Glycan Receptor Binding of the Influenza A Virus H7N9 Hemagglutinin. Cell. 2013 Jun 4. pii: S0092-8674(. Abstract
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The advent of H7N9 in early 2013 is of concern for a number of reasons, including its capability to infect humans, the lack of clarity in the etiology of infection, and because the human population does ... HIDARI KI, Yamaguchi M, Ueno F, Abe T, et al. Influenza virus utilizes N-linked sialoglycans as receptors in A549 cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2013 Jun 4. Abstract
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Influenza viruses (IFVs) recognize sialoglycans expressed on the host cell surface. To understand the mechanisms underlying tissue and host tropisms of IFV, it is essential to elucidate the molecular interaction ... Palù G, Loregian A.. Inhibition of herpesvirus and influenza virus replication by blocking polymerase subunit interactions. Antiviral Res. 2013 Jun 5. Abstract
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Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) play a key role in many biological processes, including virus replication in the host cell. Since most of the PPIs are functionally essential, a possible strategy to ... Rimmelzwaan GF, Katz JM.. Immune responses to infection with H5N1 influenza virus. Virus Res. 2013 Jun 1. pii: S0168-1702(13)00176-7.. Abstract
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Influenza A H5N1 viruses remain a substantial threat to global public health. In particular, the expanding genetic diversity of H5N1 viruses and the associated risk for human adaptation underscore the ... Guan Y, Smith GJ.. The emergence and diversification of panzootic H5N1 influenza viruses. Virus Res. 2013 Jun 1. pii: S0168-1702(13)00177-9. Abstract
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The Asian highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus was first detected in the goose population of Guangdong, China in 1996. The viruses in this lineage are unique in their ecological success, demonstrating ... Sonnberg S, Webby RJ, Webster RG. Natural History of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1. Virus Res. 2013 Jun 1. pii: S0168-1702(13)00174-3.. Abstract
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The ecology of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 has significantly changed from sporadic outbreaks in terrestrial poultry to persistent circulation in terrestrial and aquatic poultry and potentially ... HU Y, Lu S, Song Z, Wang W, et al. Association between adverse clinical outcome in human disease caused by novel influenza A H7N9 virus and sustained viral shedding and emergence of antiviral resistance. Lancet. 2013 May 29. pii: S0140-6736(13)61125-3. Abstract
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BACKGROUND:
On March 30, a novel influenza A subtype H7N9 virus (A/H7N9) was detected in patients with severe respiratory disease in eastern China. Virological factors associated with a poor clinical ... SUN X, Jayaraman A, Maniprasad P, Raman R, et al. N-linked Glycosylation of the hemagglutinin protein influences virulence and antigenicity of the 1918 pandemic and seasonal H1N1 influenza A viruses. J Virol. 2013 Jun 5.. Abstract
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The hemagglutinin (HA) protein is a major virulence determinant for the 1918 pandemic virus, however it encodes no known virulence-associated determinants. In comparison to seasonal influenza viruses of ... INGLIS NJ, Bagnall H, Janmohamed K, Suleman S, et. Measuring the effect of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09: the epidemiological experience in the West Midlands, England during the ´containment´ phase. Epidemiol Infect. 2013 Jun 4:1-10. Abstract
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SUMMARY The West Midlands was the first English region to report sustained community transmission during the 'containment' phase of the influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic in England. To describe the epidemiological ... Huang Y, Zhu W, Zeng X, Li S, Li X, Lu C.. Innate and adaptive immune responses in patients with pandemic influenza A(H1N1)pdm09. Arch Virol. 2013 Jun 1.. Abstract
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Innate and adaptive immune responses play critical roles in the body's defense against viruses. We investigated the host immune response against the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus [A(H1N1)pdm09] in ... Mei Z, Lu S, Wu X, Shao L, Hui Y, Wang J, et al. Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus Infections, Shanghai, China. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Jul. Abstract
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On March 31, 2013, the National Health and Family Planning Commission of China notified the World Health Organization of 3 cases of human infections with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus. These cases were ... Lu S, Zheng Y, Li T, Hu Y, Liu X, Xi S, et al.. Clinical Findings for Early Human Cases of Influenza A(H7N9) Virus Infection, Shanghai, China. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Jul. Abstract
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A novel strain of influenza A(H7N9) virus has emerged in China and is causing mild to severe clinical symptoms in infected humans. Some case-patients have died. To further knowledge of this virus, we report ... Simon M, Hernu R, Cour M, Casalegno J-S, Lina B, A. Fatal Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Encephalopathy in Immunocompetent Man. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Jun. Abstract
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We report an immunocompetent patient who had fatal encephalopathy after mild influenza. He rapidly died after unusual symptoms related to intracerebral thrombosis and hemorrhage. A brain biopsy specimen ... Corzo CA, Culhane M, Juleen K, Stigger-Rosser E, D. Active Surveillance for Influenza A Virus among Swine, Midwestern United States, 2009–2011. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Jun. Abstract
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Veterinary diagnostic laboratories identify and characterize influenza A viruses primarily through passive surveillance. However, additional surveillance programs are needed. To meet this need, an active ... Goldstein T, Mena I, Anthony SJ, Medina R, Robinso. Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Isolated from Free-Ranging Northern Elephant Seals in 2010 off the Central California Coast. PLoS ONE 8(5): e62259. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.00. Abstract
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Interspecies transmission of influenza A is an important factor in the evolution and ecology of influenza viruses. Marine mammals are in contact with a number of influenza reservoirs, including aquatic ... Han J, Jin M, Zhang P, Liu J, Wang L, Wen D, Wu X,. Epidemiological link between exposure to poultry and all influenza A(H7N9) confirmed cases in Huzhou city, China, March to May 2013. Eurosurveillance, Volume 18, Issue 20, 16 May 2013. Abstract
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Since February 2013, a novel avian influenza A(H7N9) virus has led to an outbreak in the Yangtze River Delta Region and elsewhere in China [1,2]. As of 10 May 2013, it has resulted in 129 cases, including ... Tharakaraman K, Raman R, Stebbins NW, Viswanathan. Antigenically intact hemagglutinin in circulating avian and swine influenza viruses and potential for H3N2 pandemic. Scientific Reports 3, Article number: 1822. Abstract
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The 2009 swine-origin H1N1 influenza, though antigenically novel to the population at the time, was antigenically similar to the 1918 H1N1 pandemic influenza, and consequently was considered to be “archived” ... Cowling BJ, Freeman G, Wong JY, Wu P, Liao Q, Lau. Preliminary inferences on the age-specific seriousness of human disease caused by avian influenza A(H7N9) infections in China, March to April 2013. Euro Surveill. 2013;18(19):pii=20475.. Abstract
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Introduction
In recent weeks, increasing numbers of avian influenza A(H7N9) virus infections have been identified in humans in China [1,2]. Laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza A(H7N9) infection ... CHO KJ, Lee JH, Hong KW, Kim SH, et al.. Insight into structural diversity of influenza virus hemagglutinin. J Gen Virol. 2013. Abstract
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Influenza virus infects host cells through membrane fusion, a process mediated by the low pH-induced conformational change of the viral surface glycoprotein hemagglutinin (HA). We determined the structures ... Zhang Y, Zhang Q, Kong H, et al. H5N1 Hybrid Viruses Bearing 2009/H1N1 Virus Genes Transmit in Guinea Pigs by Respiratory Droplet. Science DOI: 10.1126/science.1229455. Abstract
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In the past, avian influenza viruses have crossed species’ barriers to trigger human pandemics by reassorting with mammal-infective viruses in intermediate livestock hosts. H5N1 viruses are able to infect ... 5584 items, 20/Page, Page[210/280][|<<] [|<] [201] [202] [203] [204] [205] [206] [207] [208] [209] [210] [>|] [>>|] |
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