Ho JW, Hershkovitz O, Peiris M, Zilka A, Bar-Ilan. H5-type Influenza Hemagglutinin is Functionally Recognized by the Natural Killer Activating Receptor, NKp44. J Virol. 2007 Dec 12. Abstract
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Antiviral immune defenses involve natural killer (NK) cells. We previously showed that the NK activating receptor NKp44 is involved in the functional recognition of H1-type influenza strains by NK. We ... 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 ... Jiang Lufang. Prevalence and Antigenic Variation of Influenza A Viruses in Shanghai. Fudan University. Abstract
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Influenza viruses have threatened the human health for a long time as an important pathogen, and at the present time, epidemic surveillance and protection of high-risk population are the major measures ... Haas WH, Swaan CM, Meijer A, Neve G, Buchholz U, B. A Dutch case of atypical pneumonia after culling of H5N1-positive ducks in Bavaria was found infected with Chlamydophila psittaci. Euro Surveill. 2007 Nov 29;12(11):E071129.3. Full Text
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In late August 2007, an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus (HPAIV) of subtype H5N1 was reported in a large duck farm in Wachenroth, in the county Erlangen-H?chstadt, state of Bavaria, ... Jo SK, Kim HS, Cho SW, Seo SH. Genetic and antigenic characterization of swine H1N2 influenza viruses isolated from Korean pigs. J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2007 May;17(5):868-72.. Abstract
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H1N2 influenza viruses are circulating in pigs worldwide and cause considerable economic losses to the pig industry. We genetically analyzed the genes of our isolates from Korean pigs, and compared the ... Flint PL.. Applying the scientific method when assessing the influence of migratory birds on the dispersal of H5N1. Virol J. 2007 Dec 4;4(1):132. Abstract
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ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The role of wild birds in the dispersal of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 continues to be the subject of considerable debate. However, some researchers functionally ... Marjuki H, Yen HL, Franks J, Webster RG, Pleschka. Higher polymerase activity of a human influenza virus enhances activation of the hemagglutinin-induced Raf/MEK/ERK signal cascade. Virol J. 2007 Dec 5;4(1):134. Abstract
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ABSTRACT: Influenza viruses replicate within the nucleus of infected cells. Viral genomic RNA, three polymerase subunits (PB2, PB1, and PA), and the nucleoprotein (NP) form ribonucleoprotein complexes ... Al Faress S, Ferraris O, Moules V, Valette M, Hay. Identification and characterization of a late AH1N2 human reassortant in France during the 2002-2003 influenza season.. Virus Res. 2007 Dec 2. Abstract
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We have previously shown a clear differential genetic evolution of the hemagglutinin (HA) of human AH1N1 and AH1N2 viruses, isolated in southern France between 2001 and 2004. However, our analysis revealed ... Cliff AD, Haggett P, Smallman-Raynor M. An exploratory method for estimating the changing speed of epidemic waves from historical data. Int J Epidemiol. 2007 Dec 3. Abstract
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BACKGROUND: Historical data are necessary to establish long-term trends in disease incidence but pose analytical problems since their accuracy and reliability may be poorly specified. METHODS: A robust ... Ferraris O, Lina B. Mutations of neuraminidase implicated in neuraminidase inhibitors resistance. J Clin Virol. 2007 Dec 3. Abstract
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Influenza constitutes one of the most important upper respiratory tract infections regarding morbidity, and mortality. Prevention and treatment of influenza rely on inactivated vaccines and antiviral drugs. ... Escuret V, Frobert E, Bouscambert-Duchamp M, Sabat. Detection of human influenza A (H1N1) and B strains with reduced sensitivity to neuraminidase inhibitors. J Clin Virol. 2007 Dec 3. Abstract
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BACKGROUND: Neuraminidase inhibitors (NAIs) have been used since 2005 in France. OBJECTIVE: Influenza viruses isolated in hospital and community cases in winter 2005-2006 were evaluated for their sensitivity ... Landry SJ. Three-dimensional structure determines the pattern of CD4+ T-cell epitope dominance in influenza hemagglutinin. J Virol. 2007 Dec 5. Abstract
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The structural context of a CD4+ T-cell epitope is known to influence immunodominance at the level of antigen processing, but general rules have not emerged. Dominant epitopes of influenza virus hemagglutinin ... Lipatov AS, Yen HL, Salomon R, Ozaki H, Hoffmann E. The role of the N-terminal caspase cleavage site in the nucleoprotein of influenza A virus in vitro and in vivo. Arch Virol. 2007 Dec 4. Abstract
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The N-terminal caspase cleavage in the nucleoprotein (NP) of influenza A virus is correlated with the host origin of the virus, thus could be a molecular determinant for host range. We studied how mutations ... Xu CongFeng. Detection and Sequence Analysis of Influenza a Virus Strains from Feral Ducks Wingting in Wetlands in Jiangsu Province. Nanjing Agriculuture University. Abstract
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256 cloacal swabs from 256 feral ducks including 13 types wintering in Hongze Lake, Gaoyou Lake and Yangcheng wetlands Reserve in Jiangsu province collected from October 2004 to March 2005 were checked ... No authors listed. Molecular-biologic analysis of avian influenza virus isolates, which caused epizootics on the south of West Siberia and in Crimea. Zh Mikrobiol Epidemiol Immunobiol. 2007 Sep-Oct;(5. Abstract
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The objective of the study was to determine reasons of poultry deaths in Crimea Republic in December 2005 as well as isolation, identification, and comparative analysis of pathogens, which caused epizootics ... Mathews JD, McCaw CT, McVernon J, McBryde ES, McCa. A biological model for influenza transmission: pandemic planning implications of asymptomatic infection and immunity. PLoS ONE. 2007 Nov 28;2(11):e1220. Abstract
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BACKGROUND: The clinical attack rate of influenza is influenced by prior immunity and mixing patterns in the host population, and also by the proportion of infections that are asymptomatic. This complexity ... Betakova T.. M2 protein-a proton channel of influenza a virus. Curr Pharm Des. 2007;13(31):3231-5.. Abstract
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Recent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus infections (H5 and H7 subtypes) in poultry and humans have raised concerns that a new influenza pandemic will occur in near future. Currently, ... Murakami S, Horimoto T, Yamada S, Kakugawa S, Goto. Establishment of Canine RNA Polymerase I-Driven Reverse Genetics for Influenza A Virus: its Application for H5N1 Vaccine Production. J Virol. 2007 Nov 28. Abstract
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In the event of a new influenza pandemic, vaccines whose antigenicities match circulating strains must be rapidly produced. Here, we established an alternative reverse genetics system for influenza virus ... Yassine HM, Al-Natour MQ, Lee CW, Saif YM.. Interspecies and intraspecies transmission of triple reassortant H3N2 influenza A viruses. Virol J. 2007 Nov 28;4(1):129. Abstract
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ABSTRACT: The triple reassortant H3N2 viruses were isolated for the first time from pigs in 1998 and are known to be endemic in swine and turkeys populations in the United States. In 2004, we isolated ... von Itzstein M. The war against influenza: discovery and development of sialidase inhibitors. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2007 Dec;6(12):967-74. Abstract
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