ABDEL-MOTAL UM, Guay HM, Wigglesworth K, Welsh RM,. Increased immunogenicity of influenza virus vaccine by anti-Gal mediated targeting to antigen presenting cells. J Virol. 2007 Jul 3. Abstract
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This study describes a method for increasing immunogenicity of influenza virus vaccines by exploiting the natural anti-Gal antibody for effective targeting vaccines to antigen presenting cells (APC). This ... KAWAI N, Ikematsu H, Iwaki N, Kawashima T, et al. Longer virus shedding in influenza B than in influenza A among outpatients treated with oseltamivir. J Infect. 2007 Jun 29. Abstract
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OBJECTIVE: To compare the persistence, susceptibility and resistance of influenza A and influenza B viruses in oseltamivir therapy in outpatients of various ages. METHODS: Virus isolation was done before ... CSR. Infection prevention and control of epidemic- and pandemic-prone acute respiratory diseases in health care. WHO. Full Text
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The present guidelines supersede the document "Hospital Infection Control Guidance for Severe ... Ozawa M, Goto H, Horimoto T, Kawaoka Y. An Adenoviral Vector-Mediated Reverse Genetics System for Influenza A Virus Generation. J Virol. 2007 Jun 27. Abstract
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Plasmid-based reverse genetics systems allow the generation of influenza A virus entirely from cloned cDNA. However, since the efficiency of virus generation is dependent on the plasmid transfection efficiency ... Saad MD, Ahmed LS, Gamal-Eldein MA, Fouda MK, Khal. Possible Avian Influenza (H5N1) from Migratory Bird, Egypt. Emerg Infect Dis.2007 July. Full Text
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Possible Avian Influenza (H5N1) from Migratory Bird, Egypt
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Barennes HM, Martinez-Aussel B, Vongphrachanh P, S. Avian Influenza Risk Perceptions, Laos. Emerg Infect Dis.2007 July. Full Text
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Avian Influenza Risk Perceptions, Laos
1126.pdf Lee VJ, Chen MI, Chan SP, Wong CS, Cutter J, Goh K. Influenza Pandemics in Singapore, a Tropical, Globally Connected City. Emerg Infect Dis.2007 July. Full Text
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AbstractTropical cities such as Singapore do not have well-defined influenza seasons but have not been spared from influenza pandemics. The 1918 epidemic in Singapore, which was then already a major global ... Pitzer VE, Olsen SJ, Bergstrom CT, Dowell SF, Lips. Little Evidence for Genetic Susceptibility to Influenza A (H5N1) from Family Clustering Data. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 July. Full Text
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AbstractThe apparent clustering of human cases of influenza A (H5N1) among blood relatives has been considered as evidence of genetic variation in susceptibility. We show that, by chance alone, a high ... Yu H, Feng Z, Zhang X, Xiang N, Huai Y, Zhou L, et. Human Influenza A (H5N1) Cases, Urban Areas of People´s Republic of China, 2005–2006. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 July. Full Text
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AbstractWe investigated potential sources of infection for 6 confirmed influenza A (H5N1) patients who resided in urban areas of People's Republic of China. None had known exposure to sick poultry or ... Vincent J. Munster,etc.,al. The Molecular Basis of the Pathogenicity of the Dutch Highly Pathogenic Human Influenza A H7N7 Viruses. The Journal of Infectious Diseases 2007;196:258. Abstract
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During the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H7N7 virus outbreak in The Netherlands in 2003, 88 infected persons suffered from mild illnesses, and 1 died of pneumonia. Here, we studied which of ... Varough M. Deyde, etc.,al. Surveillance of Resistance to Adamantanes among Influenza A(H3N2) and A(H1N1) Viruses Isolated Worldwide. The Journal of Infectious Diseases 2007;196:249. Abstract
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Our previous reports demonstrated an alarming increase in resistance to adamantanes among influenza A(H3N2) viruses isolated in 2001–2005. To continue monitoring drug resistance, we conducted a comprehensive ... Robert G. Webster, etc.,al. Inefficient Transmission of H5N1 Influenza Viruses in a Ferret Contact Model. Jul J Virol. Abstract
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The abilities to infect and transmit efficiently among humans are essential for a novel influenza A virus to cause a pandemic. To evaluate the pandemic potential of widely disseminated H5N1 influenza viruses, ... Simmons CP, Bernasconi NL, Suguitan Jr. AL, Mills. Prophylactic and Therapeutic Efficacy of Human Monoclonal Antibodies against H5N1 Influenza. PLoS Medicine. Full Text
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Background
New prophylactic and therapeutic strategies to combat human infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 viruses are needed. We generated neutralizing anti-H5N1 human monoclonal ... Tecle T, White MR, Gantz D, Crouch EC, Hartshorn K. Human neutrophil defensins increase neutrophil uptake of influenza a virus and bacteria and modify virus-induced respiratory burst responses. J Immunol. 2007 Jun 15;178(12):8046-52.. Abstract
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Human neutrophil peptides (HNPs) are released from granules of neutrophils in response to various activating stimuli and they participate in the killing of bacteria and the stimulation of various inflammatory ... MURAKI Y, Murata T, Takashita E, Matsuzaki Y, et a. A Mutation on Influenza C Virus M1 Protein Affects Virion Morphology by altering the Membrane Affinity of the Protein. J Virol. 2007 May 30. Abstract
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Reverse genetics has been documented for influenza A, B and Thogoto viruses belonging to the Family Orthomyxoviridae. In this paper, we first report the reverse genetics of influenza C virus, another member ... ZHOU JJ, Fu J, Fang DY, Yan HJ, et al. Molecular characterization of the surface glycoprotein genes of an H5N1 influenza virus isolated from a human in Guangdong, China. Arch Virol. 2007 May 29. Abstract
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In March 2006, a human H5N1-infected case was found in Guangdong province, China. Here, we molecularly characterized the hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) genes of the A/China/GD01/06 (GD01) strain ... SCHWARTZ JA, Buonocore L, Roberts A, Suguitan A Jr. Vesicular stomatitis virus vectors expressing avian influenza H5 HA induce cross-neutralizing antibodies and long-term protection.. Virology. 2007 May 22;. Abstract
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Given the lethality of H5N1 avian influenza viruses (AIV) and the recurring spread from poultry to humans, an effective vaccine against H5N1 viruses may be needed to prevent a pandemic. We generated experimental ... NAGATA T, Toyota T, Ishigaki H, Ichihashi T, et al. Peptides coupled to the surface of a kind of liposome protect infection of influenza viruses. Vaccine. 2007 Jun 21;25(26):4914-21. Abstract
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In our previous study, OVA conjugated on the surface of a liposome, we termed Oleoyl liposome, which consisted of dioleoyl phosphatidyl choline, dioleoyl phosphatidyl ethanolamine, dioleoyl phosphatidyl ... RUNSTADLER JA, Happ GM, Slemons RD, Sheng ZM, et a. Using RRT-PCR analysis and virus isolation to determine the prevalence of avian influenza virus infections in ducks at Minto Flats State Game Refuge, Alaska, during August 2005.. Arch Virol. 2007 Jun 1. Abstract
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This study describes surveillance for avian influenza viruses (AIV) in the Minto Flats State Game Refuge, high-density waterfowl breeding grounds in Alaska. Five hundred paired cloacal samples from dabbling ... Eurosurveillance editorial office. Avian influenza A/(H7N2) outbreak in the United Kingdom. Eurosurveillance Vol 12, Issue 5. Full Text
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Several cases of influenza-like-illness (ILI) and/or conjunctivitis in humans have been linked to an outbreak of avian influenza in poultry at a smallholding near Corwen in northern Wales in the United ... 7725 items, 20/Page, Page[328/387][|<<] [|<] [321] [322] [323] [324] [325] [326] [327] [328] [329] [330] [>|] [>>|] |
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