Lin JH, Tseng CP, Chen YJ, Lin CY, Chang SS, Wu HS. Rapid differentiation of influenza A virus subtypes and genetic screening for virus variants by high-resolution melting analysis. J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Jan 3. Abstract
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We assess the use of high-resolution melting (HRM) analysis for rapid identification of influenza A virus subtype and detection of newly emerging virus variant. The viral matrix gene was amplified by LightCycler ... Sotirios Tsiodras, Theodoros Kelesidis,etc.,al. Human infections associated with wild birds. J Infect, published online Dec 21. Abstract
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Wild birds and especially migratory species can become long-distance vectors for a wide range of microorganisms. The objective of the current paper is to summarize available literature ... Brown JD, Stallknecht DE, Swayne DE. Experimental Infection of Swans and Geese with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1) of Asian Lineage. EID 2008 Jan Edition. Abstract
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The role of wild birds in the epidemiology of the Asian lineage highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus subtype H5N1 epizootic and their contribution to the spread of the responsible viruses in ... Yamamoto Y, Nakamura K, Okamatsu M, Yamada M, Mase. Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1) Replication in Feathers of Domestic Waterfowl. EID 2008 Jan Edition. Abstract
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We examined feathers of domestic ducks and geese inoculated with 2 different avian influenza virus (H5N1) genotypes. Together with virus isolation from the skin, the detection of viral antigens and ultrastructural ... Gioia C, Castilletti C, Tempestilli M, Piacentini. Cross-subtype Immunity against Avian Influenza in Persons Recently Vaccinated for Influenza. EID 2008 Jan Edition. Abstract
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Avian influenza virus (H5N1) can be transmitted to humans, resulting in a severe or fatal disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the immune cross-reactivity between human and avian influenza (H5N1) ... Marsh GA, Rabadán R, Levine AJ, Palese P.. Highly conserved regions of the influenza A virus polymerase gene segments are critical for efficient vRNA packaging. J Virol. 2007 Dec 19. Abstract
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The genome of the Influenza A virus is composed of eight different segments of negative sense RNA. These eight segments are incorporated into budding virions in an equimolar ratio through a mechanism that ... CAMPITELLI L, Di Martino A, Spagnolo D, Smith GJ,. Molecular analysis of avian H7 influenza viruses circulating in Eurasia in 1999 2005: detection of multiple reassortant virus genotypes. J Gen Virol. 2008;89. Abstract
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Avian influenza infections by high and low pathogenicity H7 influenza viruses have caused several outbreaks in European poultry in recent years, also resulting in human infections. Although in some cases ... ZELL R, Motzke S, Krumbholz A, Wutzler P, et al. Novel reassortant of swine influenza H1N2 virus in Germany. J Gen Virol. 2008;89. Abstract
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European porcine H1N2 influenza viruses arose after multiple reassortment steps involving a porcine influenza virus with avian-influenza-like internal segments and human H1N1 and H3N2 viruses in 1994. ... Heiny AT, Miotto O, Srinivasan KN, Khan AM, Zhang. Evolutionarily conserved protein sequences of influenza a viruses, avian and human, as vaccine targets. PLoS ONE. 2007 Nov 21;2(11):e1190.. Abstract
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BACKGROUND: Influenza A viruses generate an extreme genetic diversity through point mutation and gene segment exchange, resulting in many new strains that emerge from the animal reservoirs, among which ... Swayne DE. Principles for vaccine protection in chickens and domestic waterfowl against avian influenza: emphasis on Asian H5N1 high pathogenicity avian influenza. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2006 Oct;1081:174-81. Abstract
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The H5N1 highly pathogenic (HP) avian influenza (AI) epizootic began with reports of mortality from China in 1996 and, by June 2005, caused outbreaks of disease in nine additional Asian countries, affecting ... Ma W, Vincent AL, Gramer MR, et al.. Identification of H2N3 influenza A viruses from swine in the United States. Proc Natl Acad Sci 2007 Dec 26;104(52):20949-54. Full Text
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Although viruses of each of the 16 influenza A HA subtypes are potential human pathogens, only viruses of the H1, H2, and H3 subtype are known to have been successfully established in humans. H2 influenza ... Morrison D, Roy S, Rayner C, Amer A, Howard D, Smi. A randomized, crossover study to evaluate the pharmacokinetics of amantadine and oseltamivir administered alone and in combination. PLoS ONE. 2007 Dec 12;2(12):e1305. Full Text
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The threat of potential pandemic influenza requires a reevaluation of licensed therapies for the prophylaxis or treatment of avian H5N1 infection that may adapt to man. Among the therapies considered for ... Finkelman BS, Viboud C, Koelle K, Ferrari MJ, Bhar. Global Patterns in Seasonal Activity of Influenza A/H3N2, A/H1N1, and B from 1997 to 2005: Viral Coexistence and Latitudinal Gradients. PLoS ONE. 2007 Dec 12;2(12):e1296. Full Text
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Despite a mass of research on the epidemiology of seasonal influenza, overall patterns of infection have not been fully described on broad geographic scales and for specific types and subtypes of the influenza ... Wu C, Cheng X, He J, Lv X, Wang J, Deng R, Long Q,. A multiplex real-time RT-PCR for detection and identification of influenza virus types A and B and subtypes H5 and N1. J Virol Methods. 2007 Dec 8. Abstract
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A multiplex real-time RT-PCR method for the simultaneous detection of influenza virus types A and B and identification of subtypes H5 and N1 in a single tube is described. The method was developed with ... Watanabe C, Kawashima H, Takekuma K, Hoshika A, Wa. Increased Nitric Oxide Production and GFAP Expression in the Brains of Influenza A/NWS Virus Infected Mice. Neurochem Res. 2007 Dec 14. Abstract
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The cause of influenza to the brain was investigated using the A/NWS/33 influenza virus infected BALB/c mouse model. NOS-2 mRNA levels in the infected mouse brain was greater than in control mice in all ... Chen Z, Aspelund A, Jin H.. Stabilizing the glycosylation pattern of influenza B hemagglutinin following adaptation to growth in eggs.. Vaccine. 2007 Nov 26. Abstract
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The currently circulating influenza B viruses from both antigenic lineages contain an N-linked glycosylation site in the hemagglutinin (HA) protein at positions of 196 or 197. However, egg adaptation caused ... Nencioni L, Sgarbanti R, De Chiara G, Garaci E, Pa. Influenza virus and redox mediated cell signaling: a complex network of virus/host interaction. New Microbiol. 2007 Oct;30(4):367-75. Abstract
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Several viruses, including influenza, induce an imbalance of intracellular redox state toward pro-oxidant conditions. Through different mechanisms these alterations contribute both to influenza virus replication ... Rimmelzwaan GF, Fouchier RA, Osterhaus AD.. Influenza virus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes: a correlate of protection and a basis for vaccine development. Curr Opin Biotechnol. 2007 Dec 14. Abstract
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Since influenza A viruses of the H5N1 subtype continue to circulate in wild and domestic birds and cause an ever increasing number of human cases, it is feared that H5N1 viruses may cause the next influenza ... Wai Lan Wu, Yixin Chen, Pui Wang, Wenjun Song, Siu. Antigenic profile of avian H5N1 viruses in Asia from 2002-2007. J. Virol. doi:10.1128/JVI.02256-07. Abstract
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Antigenic profiles of post-2002 H5N1 viruses representing major genetic clades and various geographic sources were investigated using a panel of 17 monoclonal antibodies raised from five H5N1 strains. ... Pillai SP, Suarez DL, Pantin-Jackwood M, Lee CW. Pathogenicity and transmission studies of H5N2 parrot avian influenza virus of Mexican lineage in different poultry species. Vet Microbiol. 2007 Nov 12. Abstract
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In 2004, a low pathogenic H5N2 influenza virus (A/parrot/CA/6032/04) was identified in a psittacine bird for the first time in the United States. Sequence and phylogenetic analysis of the hemagglutinin ... 5584 items, 20/Page, Page[244/280][|<<] [|<] [241] [242] [243] [244] [245] [246] [247] [248] [249] [250] [>|] [>>|] |
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