Jeffrey Shamana, Marc Lipsitch. The El Nino–Southern Oscillation (ENSO)–pandemic Influenza connection: Coincident or causal?. Proc Natl Acad Sci, published online Jan 17. Full Text
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We find that the four most recent human influenza pandemics (1918, 1957, 1968, and 2009), all of which were first identified in boreal spring or summer, were preceded by La Ni?a conditions in the equatorial ... Crossley B, Hietala S, Hunt T, Benjamin G, Martine. Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Captive Cheetah. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Feb. Abstract
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We describe virus isolation, full genome sequence analysis, and clinical pathology in ferrets experimentally inoculated with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus recovered from a clinically ill captive cheetah that ... DeVries etc., al. Neuraminidase H275Y and hemagglutinin D222G mutations in a fatal case of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses DOI: 10.11. Abstract
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Oseltamivir-resistant 2009 H1N1 influenza virus infections associated with neuraminidase (NA) H275Y have been identified sporadically. Strains possessing the hemagglutinin (HA) D222G mutation have been ... LEKCHAROENSUK P, Wiriyarat W, Petcharat N, Lekchar. Cloned cDNA of A/swine/Iowa/15/1930 internal genes as a candidate backbone for reverse genetics vaccine against influenza A viruses.. Vaccine. 2012. Abstract
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Reverse genetics viruses for influenza vaccine production usually utilize the internal genes of the egg-adapted A/Puerto Rico/8/34 (PR8) strain. This egg-adapted strain provides high production yield in ... HU Y, Jin Y, Han D, Zhang G, et al.. Mast cell-induced lung injury in mice infected with H5N1 influenza virus. J Virol. 2012.. Abstract
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Although an important role for mast cells in several viral infections has been demonstrated, its role in the invasion of highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza virus is unknown. In the present study, we demonstrated ... HU H, Voss J, Zhang G, Buchy P, et al. A Human Antibody Recognizing a Conserved Epitope of H5 Hemagglutinin Broadly Neutralizes Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Viruses. J Virol. 2012.. Abstract
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Influenza A virus infection is a persistent threat to public health worldwide, due to its ability to evade immune surveillance through rapid genetic drift and shift. Current vaccines against influenza ... OHKURA T, Kikuchi Y, Kono N, Itamura S, et al. Epitope mapping of neutralizing monoclonal antibody in avian influenza A H5N1 virus hemagglutinin.. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2011. Abstract
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The global spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza A H5N1 viruses raises concerns about more widespread infection in the human population. Pre-pandemic vaccine for H5N1 clade 1 influenza viruses has ... Trevennec, K., Leger, L., Lyazrhi, F., Baudon, E.,. Transmission of pandemic influenza H1N1 (2009) in Vietnamese swine in 2009–2010. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. doi: 10.1. Abstract
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Background The pandemic of 2009 was caused by an H1N1 (H1N1pdm) virus of swine origin. This pandemic virus has repeatedly infected swine through reverse zoonosis, although the extent of such infection ... Seema S.,etc.,al. Eurasian-Origin Gene Segments Contribute to the Transmissibility, Aerosol Release, and Morphology of the 2009 Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Virus. PLoS pathogens. Full Text
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The epidemiological success of pandemic and epidemic influenza A viruses relies on the ability to transmit efficiently from person-to-person via respiratory droplets. Respiratory droplet (RD) transmission ... Susanna Esposito, Cristina Daleno, Claudia Tagliab. Antibody response of healthy children to pandemic A/H1N1/2009 influenza virus. Virology Journal 2011, 8:563 doi:10.1186/1743-422X. Abstract
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Little is known about the proportion of pediatric pandemic A/H1N1/2009 influenza cases who showed seroconversion, the magnitude of this seroconversion, or the factors that can affect the antibody ... WILLIAMS TL, Pirkle JL, Barr JR.. Simultaneous quantification of hemagglutinin and neuraminidase of influenza virus using isotope dilution mass spectrometry. Vaccine. 2011 Dec 22. Abstract
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Influenza vaccination is the primary method for preventing influenza and its severe complications. Licensed inactivated vaccines for seasonal or pandemic influenza are formulated to contain a preset amount ... SUGUITAN AL JR, Matsuoka Y, Lau YF, Santos CP, et. The multi-basic cleavage site of the hemagglutinin of the highly pathogenic A/Vietnam/1203/2004 (H5N1) avian influenza virus acts as a virulence factor in a host-specific manner in mammals. J Virol. 2011. Abstract
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses of the H5 and H7 subtypes typically possess multiple basic amino acids around the cleavage site (MBS) of their hemagglutinin (HA) protein, a recognized ... VAN TT, Miller J, Warshauer DM, Reisdorf E, et al.. Pooling Nasopharyngeal/Throat Swab Specimens to Increase Testing Capacity for Influenza Viruses by PCR. J Clin Microbiol. 2011. Abstract
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Real-time PCR methodology can be applied to rapidly and accurately detect influenza viruses. During times of surge testing or enhanced pandemic surveillance, public health laboratories (PHLs) may experience ... LIU Q, Ma J, Liu H, Qi W, et al.. Emergence of novel reassortant H3N2 swine influenza viruses with the 2009 pandemic H1N1 genes in the United States. Arch Virol. 2011.. Abstract
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Reassortant H1 swine influenza viruses (SIVs) carrying 2009 pandemic H1N1 virus (pH1N1) genes have been isolated from pigs worldwide. Seven novel reassortant H3N2 SIVs were identified from diseased pigs ... BANTIA S, Upshaw R, Babu YS. Characterization of the binding affinities of peramivir and oseltamivir carboxylate to the neuraminidase enzyme. Antiviral Res. 2011;91:288-91. Abstract
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With the continued threat of morbidity and mortality from influenza and the development of resistance to influenza antiviral drugs, there is increasing interest in new treatments, such as the investigational ... LEE SM, Gai WW, Cheung TK, Peiris JS, et al.. Antiviral effect of a selective COX-2 inhibitor on H5N1 infection in vitro. Antiviral Res. 2011;91:330-4.. Abstract
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A selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor has been previously shown to suppress the hyper-induced pro-inflammatory responses in H5N1 infected primary human cells. Here, we demonstrate that COX-2 inhibitors ... Mariya V.SIVAY; Nikita Y.SILKO; Kirill A.SHARSHOV;. The role of wild goose(Anser) populations of Russia and theTibet Plateau in the spread of the avian influenza virus. Chinese Birds. Abstract
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Wild birds of the orders Anseriformes and Charadriiformes represent a natural reservoir of low pathogenic avian influenza(LPAI) viruses(family Orthomyxoviridae).Wild geese(order Anseriformes)relating to ... Schmolke M, Manicassamy B, Pena L, Sutton T, Hai R. Differential Contribution of PB1-F2 to the Virulence of Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Influenza A Virus in Mammalian and Avian Species. PLoS Pathog. 2011 Aug;7(8):e1002186. Epub 2011 Aug. Abstract
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza A viruses (HPAIV) of the H5N1 subtype occasionally transmit from birds to humans and can cause severe systemic infections in both hosts. PB1-F2 is an alternative translation ... UCHIDA Y, Watanabe C, Takemae N, Hayashi T, et al. Identification of host genes linked with the survivability of chickens infected with recombinant viruses possessing H5N1 surface antigens from a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. J Virol. 2011. Abstract
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Seventeen recombinant viruses were generated by a reverse genetic technique to elucidate the pathogenicity of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) in chickens. The recombinant viruses generated ... CILLONIZ C, Pantin-Jackwood MJ, Ni C, Carter VS, e. Molecular signatures associated with Mx1-mediated resistance to highly pathogenic influenza virus infection: mechanisms of survival. J Virol. 2011. Abstract
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Understanding the role of host factors during lethal influenza virus infection is critical to deciphering the events that will determine the fate of the host. One such factor is encoded by the Mx1 gene, ... 5584 items, 20/Page, Page[221/280][|<<] [|<] [221] [222] [223] [224] [225] [226] [227] [228] [229] [230] [>|] [>>|] |
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