Richard Krause. The Swine Flu Episode and the Fog of Epidemics. Emerg Infect Dis . 2006 Jan edition. Full Text
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The 1918 influenza pandemic has shaped research and public health for nearly a century. In 1976, the specter of 1918 loomed large when a pandemic threatened the country again. Public health officials ... Adolfo García-Sastre. Antiviral Response in Pandemic Influenza Viruses. Emerg Infect Dis . 2006 Jan edition. Full Text
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The outcome of viral infections depends on a complex set of interactions between the viruses and their hosts. Particularly, viral infection triggers specific signaling programs within the infected cells ... Thomas PG, Keating R, Hulse-Post DJ, Doherty PC. Cell-mediated Protection in Influenza Infection. Emerg Infect Dis . 2006 Jan edition. Full Text
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Current vaccine strategies against influenza focus on generating robust antibody responses. Because of the high degree of antigenic drift among circulating influenza strains over the course of a year, ... SHI Jian-zhong; TIAN Guo-bin; LI Yan-bin; CHEN Hua-lan. Generation and identification of a high-growth reassortant H5/PR8 influenza A virus. Chinese Journal of Preventive Veterinary Medicine. Abstract
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We generated a high-growth reassortant virus(H5/PR8) that contains the hemagglutinin(HA) and neuraminidase(NA) genes from the H5N2 avian influenza virus A/Turkey/England/N28/73(H5N2) and six internal genes ... JIANG Yong-ping; ZHANG Hong-bo; LI Cheng-jun; BU Zhi-gao; YU Kang-zhen; CHEN Hua-lan. Immunity Protection of H5 Subtype Avian Influenza DNA Vaccine pCAGGoptiHA5 from HPAIV Lethal Challenge. Chinese Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences. Abstract
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For evaluating the efficacy of DNA vaccine pCAGGoptiHA5,6 groups of 3-week-old SPF chickens were intramuscular inoculated singly and boosted with 100 μg or 10 μg of pCAGGoptiHA5 in 200 μL volume.A group ... Anne Moscona. Oseltamivir Resistance—Disabling Our Influenza Defenses. NEJM Volume 353:2633-2636. Full Text
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As the potential for an influenza pandemic has galvanized the medical community and the public into action, physicians and patients alike have been heartened by the availability of effective antiviral ... Sencer DJ, Millar JD. Reflections on the 1976 swine flu vaccination program. Emerg Infect Dis . 2006 Jan edition. Full Text
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In 1976, 2 recruits at Fort Dix, New Jersey, had an influenzalike illness. Isolates of virus taken from them included A/New Jersey/76 (Hsw1n1), a strain similar to the virus believed at the time to be ... Fauci AS. Pandemic influenza threat and preparedness. Emerg Infect Dis . 2006 Jan edition. Full Text
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The threat of a human influenza pandemic has greatly increased over the past several years with the emergence of highly virulent avian influenza viruses, notably H5N1 viruses, which have infected humans ... Dowdle WR. Influenza Pandemic Periodicity, Virus Recycling, and the Art of Risk Assessment. Emerg Infect Dis . 2006 Jan edition. Full Text
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Influenza pandemic risk assessment is an uncertain art. The theory that influenza A virus pandemics occur every 10 to 11 years and seroarcheologic evidence of virus recycling set the stage in early 1976 ... Gaydos JC, Top FH, Hodder RA, Russell PK. Swine Influenza A Outbreak, Fort Dix, New Jersey, 1976. Emerg Infect Dis . 2006 Jan edition. Full Text
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In early 1976 the novel A/New Jersey/76 (Hsw1N1) influenza virus caused severe respiratory illness in 13 soldiers with 1 death at Fort Dix, New Jersey. Since A/New Jersey was similar to the 1918–1919 ... Webster RG, Peiris M, Chen H, Guan Y. H5N1 Outbreaks and Enzootic Influenza. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Jan edition. Full Text
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Ongoing outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza in migratory waterfowl, domestic poultry, and humans in Asia during the summer of 2005 present a continuing, protean pandemic threat. We review the zoonotic ... Sato M, Saito R, Tanabe N, Nishikawa M, Sasaki A, Gejyo F, Suzuki H. Antibody response to influenza vaccination in nursing home residents and healthcare workers during four successive seasons in Niigata, Japan. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2005 Nov;26(11):859-66. Abstract
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the antibody response to influenza vaccines in nursing home residents and healthcare workers (HCWs) and its relation to residents´ functional and chronic disease status during ... Wan H, Perez DR. Quail carry sialic acid receptors compatible with binding of avian and human influenza viruses. Virology. 2005 Dec 1; [Epub ahead of print]. Abstract
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There is growing evidence that some terrestrial avian species may play a role in the genesis of influenza viruses with pandemic potential. In the present investigation, we examined whether quail, a widespread-farmed ... Kwon YK, Sung HW, Joh SJ, Lee YJ, Kim MC, Choi JG, Lee EK, Wee SH, Kim JH. An Outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Subtype H5N1 in Broiler Breeders, Korea. J Vet Med Sci. 2005 Nov;67(11):1193-6. Full Text
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was diagnosed in broiler breeders, submitted to the National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service in South Korea. Grossly, the dead breeders had lesions consistent ... van der Goot JA, Koch G, de Jong MC, van Boven M. Quantification of the effect of vaccination on transmission of avian influenza (H7N7) in chickens. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Dec 5; [Epub ahead of print]. Full Text
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Recent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses in poultry and their threatening zoonotic consequences emphasize the need for effective control measures. Although vaccination of poultry ... Chi XS, Bolar TV, Zhao P, Tam JS, Rappaport R, Cheng SM. Molecular Evolution of Human Influenza A/H3N2 Virus in Asia and Europe from 2001 to 2003. J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Dec;43(12):6130-6132. Abstract
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Hemagglutinin sequences of 146 human influenza A/H3N2 strains identified in respiratory specimens from Asia and Europe during the 2001-2003 influenza seasons were analyzed by DNA sequencing. Our results ... YU Zheng-jun JIN Mei-lin, XU Xiao-juan, ZHANG Rui-hua, CHEN Huan-chun. A latex agglutination test for detection of hemagglutinin serum antibodies to H5 Avian influenza virus in chicken. Acta Microbiologica Sinica 2005. Abstract
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A Latex Agglutination Test (LAT) was developed for quick detection of hemagglutinin serum antibodies of H5 Avian Influenza Virus (AIV) in chicken. Recombinant hemagglutinin protein of H5 AIV were obtained ... OFFLU. Scientific Opinion-Animal health and welfare aspects of AI (The EFSA Journal 2005). OFFLU. Full Text
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OFFLU. Scientific Report-Animal health and welfare aspects of AI (The EFSA Journal 2005). OFFLU. Full Text
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Chow A, Ma S, Ling AE, Chew SK. Influenza-associated Deaths in Tropical Singapore. Emerg Infect Dis . 2006 Jan edition. Full Text
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We used a regression model to examine the impact of influenza on death rates in tropical Singapore for the period 1996–2003. Influenza A (H3N2) was the predominant circulating influenza virus subtype, ... 8128 items, 20/Page, Page[364/407][|<<] [|<] [361] [362] [363] [364] [365] [366] [367] [368] [369] [370] [>|] [>>|] |
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