Joseph T, McAuliffe J, Lu B, Jin H, Kemble G, Subb. Evaluation of replication and pathogenicity of avian influenza A H7 subtype viruses in a mouse model. J Virol. 2007 Jul 18. Abstract
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Avian influenza A H7 subtype viruses pose a significant threat to human health because of their ability to transmit directly from domestic poultry to humans and to cause disease and sometimes death. Although ... Chowell G, Miller MA, Viboud C. Seasonal influenza in the United States, France, and Australia: transmission and prospects for control. Epidemiol Infect. 2007 Jul 18;:1-13. Abstract
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SUMMARY:Recurrent epidemics of influenza are observed seasonally around the world with considerable health and economic consequences. A key quantity for the control of infectious diseases is the reproduction ... AUEWARAKUL P, Suptawiwat O, Kongchanagul A, Sangma. An avian influenza H5N1 virus that binds to human-type receptor. J Virol. 2007 Jul 11. Abstract
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Avian influenza viruses preferentially recognize sialosugar chains terminating in sialic acid-alpha2,3-galactose (SAalpha2,3Gal), whereas human influenza viruses preferentially recognize SAalpha2,6Gal. ... Noton SL, Medcalf E, Fisher D, Mullin AE, Elton D,. Identification of the domains of the influenza A virus M1 matrix protein required for NP binding, oligomerization and incorporation into virions. J Gen Virol. 2007 Aug;88(Pt 8):2280-90. Abstract
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The matrix (M1) protein of influenza A virus is a multifunctional protein that plays essential structural and functional roles in the virus life cycle. It drives virus budding and is the major protein ... Betakova T, Hay AJ.. Evidence that the CM2 protein of influenza C virus can modify the pH of the exocytic pathway of transfected cells. J Gen Virol. 2007 Aug;88(Pt 8):2291-6.. Abstract
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The 115 residue CM2 protein of influenza C virus is a structural homologue of the M2 protein of influenza A virus. Expression of the CM2 protein in Xenopus oocytes showed that it can form a voltage-activated ... DUCATEZ MF, Olinger CM, Owoade AA, Tarnagda Z, et. Molecular and antigenic evolution and geographical spread of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses in western Africa. J Gen Virol. 2007 Aug;88(Pt 8):2297-306.. Abstract
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In Africa, highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus was first detected in northern Nigeria and later also in other regions of the country. Since then, seven other African countries have reported H5N1 ... Anthony E. Fiore., etc.,al. Prevention and Control of Influenza. MMWR. Full Text
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This report updates the 2006 recommendations by CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding the use of influenza vaccine and antiviral agents (CDC. Prevention and control of influenza: ... PARKS CL, Latham T, Cahill A, O´neill RE, et. Phenotypic properties resulting from directed gene segment reassortment between wild-type A/Sydney/5/97 influenza virus and the live attenuated vaccine strain. Virology. 2007 Jun 27. Abstract
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Widespread use of a live-attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) in the United States (licensed as FluMist) raises the possibility that vaccine viruses will contribute gene segments to the type A influenza ... Redlberger M, Aberle SW, Heinz FX, Popow-Kraupp T. Dynamics of antigenic and genetic changes in the hemagglutinins of influenza A/H3N2 viruses of three consecutive seasons (2002/2003 to 2004/2005) in Austria. Vaccine. 2007 Jun 11. Abstract
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Human influenza viruses are subject to continuous antigenic drift and this phenomenon poses great problems for the annual production of vaccines which should ideally be manufactured from strains closely ... 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 ... 7494 items, 20/Page, Page[316/375][|<<] [|<] [311] [312] [313] [314] [315] [316] [317] [318] [319] [320] [>|] [>>|] |
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