de Jong JC, Smith DJ, Lapedes AS, Donatelli I, Cam. Antigenic and genetic evolution of swine influenza A(H3N2) viruses in Europe. J Virol. 2007 Feb 7. Abstract
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In the early 1970s a human influenza A/Port Chalmers/1/73 (H3N2)-like virus colonized the European swine population. Analyses of swine influenza A(H3N2) viruses isolated in the Netherlands and Belgium ... Hashimoto Y, Moki T, Takizawa T, Shiratsuchi A, Na. Evidence for phagocytosis of influenza virus-infected, apoptotic cells by neutrophils and macrophages in mice. J Immunol. 2007 Feb 15;178(4):2448-57.. Abstract
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Influenza virus-infected cells undergo apoptosis and become susceptible to phagocytosis by macrophages in vitro, and this leads to the propagation of the virus being inhibited. We previously showed that ... Wang SQ, Du QS, Chou KC. Study of drug resistance of chicken influenza A virus (H5N1) from homology-modeled 3D structures of neuraminidases. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2007 Mar 16;354(3):634. Abstract
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The spread of highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza virus in many Asian and European countries as well as its drug-resistance have raised serious worldwide concerns. In this paper, the structure-activity relationship ... Sandbulte MR, Jimenez GS, Boon ACM, Smith LR, Tre. Cross-Reactive Neuraminidase Antibodies Afford Partial Protection against H5N1 in Mice and Are Present in Unexposed Humans. PLoS Medicine Vol. 4, No. 2, e59 doi:10.1371/journ. Full Text
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Background
A pandemic H5N1 influenza outbreak would be facilitated by an absence of immunity to the avian-derived virus in the human population. Although this condition is likely in regard to hemagglutinin-mediated ... Kung NY, Morris RS, Perkins NR, Sims LD, Ellis TM,. Risk for Infection with Highly Pathogenic Influenza A Virus (H5N1) in Chickens, Hong Kong, 2002. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Mar. Abstract
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We used epidemiologic evaluation, molecular epidemiology, and a case-control study to identify possible risk factors for the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus (subtype H5N1) in chicken ... Minosse C, Selleri M, Zaniratti MS, Lauria FN, Pur. Improved detection of human influenza A and B viruses in respiratory tract specimens by hemi-nested PCR. J Virol Methods. 2007 Jan 24. Abstract
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RT-PCR is the most sensitive assay for diagnosis of influenza, due to enhanced rapidity and sensitivity as compared to classical methods. Hemi-nested RT-PCR was developed, targeting NP gene for influenza ... Smallman-Raynor M, Cliff AD. Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Age Distribution in Humans. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Mar. Abstract
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To the Editor: A total of 229 confirmed human cases of avian influenza A (H5N1) were reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) from 10 countries of Africa, Asia, and Europe in the 30 months leading ... Terrence M. Tumpey, etc.,al. A Two-Amino Acid Change in the Hemagglutinin of the 1918 Influenza Virus Abolishes Transmission. Science 2 February 2007. Abstract
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The 1918 influenza pandemic was a catastrophic series of virus outbreaks that spread across the globe. Here, we show that only a modest change in the 1918 influenza hemagglutinin receptor binding site ... Leschnik M, Weikel J, M?stl K, Revilla-Fernández S. Subclinical Infection with Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus in Cats. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Feb Edition. Abstract
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AbstractAvian influenza A virus subtype H5N1 was transmitted to domestic cats by close contact with infected birds. Virus-specific nucleic acids were detected in pharyngeal swabs from 3 of 40 randomly ... J M Nicholls., etc.,al. Tropism of avian influenza A (H5N1) in the upper and lower respiratory tract. Nature Brief Communication. Abstract
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Poor human-to-human transmission of influenza A H5N1 virus has been attributed to the paucity of putative sialic acid 2-3 virus receptors in the epithelium of the human upper respiratory tract, and thus ... PAN Wei-qi, etc.,al. Rescue of H5N1 Subtype Influenza Virus which Is Lethal to Mice. Journal of Agricultural Biotechnology. Abstract
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Avian influenza virus is acquiring the ability to cross the species barrier between the avian and mammal. However, the genetic mechanism of this ability has not been well known. Influenza A virus A/Chicken/Guangdong/04(H5N1) ... MATROSOVICH M, Matrosovich T, Uhlendorff J, Garten. Avian-virus-like receptor specificity of the hemagglutinin impedes influenza virus replication in cultures of human airway epithelium. Virology. 2007 Jan 4. Abstract
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A non-optimal receptor-binding specificity of avian influenza viruses is believed to hamper their replication in humans; however, the magnitude of this restriction remains undefined. Here we generated ... PROKUDINA EN, Semenova NP, Chumakov VM, Grigorieva. Non-compact nucleocapsid protein multimers in influenza-virus-infected cells. Arch Virol. 2007. Abstract
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We have previously shown that protease-resistant and highly immunoreactive compact NP oligomers, dissociating at +80 degrees C and possessing properties of folded proteins, are post-translationally formed ... XUE Feng; PENG Yi; ZHANG Xiao-rong; YAO Chun-feng. Cloning of the Full-length Genome of H8N4 Subtype Avian Influenza Virus Strain A/duck/Yangzhou/02/2005 and Analysis of the Sequences. Chinese Journal of Virology. Abstract
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An H8N4 subtype avian A influenza virus was isolated from the aquatic birds in some live bird markets when we surveyed the ecology of avian influenza in East China for more than four years and identified ... Marsden-Haug N, Foster VB, Gould PL, Elbert E, Wan. Code-based Syndromic Surveillance for Influenzalike Illness by International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Feb. Full Text
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Inevitable annual cycles of influenza and other respiratory pathogens pose a significant threat to work and productivity (1–3). Epidemics can have dramatic economic and medical ramifications, such as the ... LI Xi, FU Fang, WANG Qin, TONG Guang-zhi. Serological surveillance and analysis of avian influenza in free-living birds in Guangxi and Hubei provinces of China in 2004. Chinese Journal of Veterinary Medicine. Abstract
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Abstract: Hemagglutin inInhibition test is used in this study to monitor the 54 serum samples from healthy hawks, pigeons and quails in the eco system in Hubei and Guangxi province, where there were outbreaks ... XF Liu, etc.,al. Phylogenetic Analysis of the Surface Glycoprotein Genes of Three H4 Avian Influenza Virus Isolates from Water Fowl in Eastern China. Chinese Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences. Abstract
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Abstract : Several H4 subtype avian A influenza viruses were isolated from waterfowls in some live bird markets when we surveying the ecology of the influenza in East China for more than four years and ... Upshur RE, Moineddin R, Crighton EJ, Mamdani M. Interactions of viral pathogens on hospital admissions for pneumonia, croup and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases: results of a multivariate time-series analysis. Epidemiol Infect. 2006 Dec;134(6):1174-8. Epub 200. Abstract
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Co-circulation of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza has made the partitioning of morbidity and mortality from each virus difficult. Given the interaction between chronic obstructive lung ... Jayasekera JP, Moseman EA, Carroll MC. Natural antibody and complement mediate neutralization of influenza virus in the absence of prior immunity. J Virol. 2007 Jan 3. Abstract
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Early control of virus replication by the innate immune response is essential to allow time for the generation of a more effective adaptive immune response. As an important component of innate immunity, ... Huynh-Hoa Bui,etc.,al. Ab and T cell epitopes of influenza A virus, knowledge and opportunities. Proc Natl Acad Sci 2007;104(1):246-51. Abstract
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