Stanley E, Sokol TM, Scott C, Ratard RC. Influenza in Louisiana: an analysis of Louisiana Influenza Sentinel Surveillance Data, 1998-2004. J La State Med Soc. 2005 Jul-Aug;157(4):203-6. Abstract [Primary member]
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Analysis of the influenza sentinel surveillance data from the Louisiana Office of Public health showed that the influenza season for Louisiana starts between October and December and ends between December ... Quinlivan M, Dempsey E, Ryan F, Arkins S, Cullinane A. Real-time reverse transcription PCR for detection and quantitative analysis of equine influenza virus. J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Oct;43(10):5055-7. Abstract
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Equine influenza is a cause of epizootic respiratory disease of the equine. The detection of equine influenza virus using real-time Light Cycler reverse transcription (RT)-PCR technology was evaluated ... Victor C. Chu and Gary R. Whittaker. Influenza virus entry and infection require host cell N-linked glycoprotein. PNAS December 28, 2004, vol. 101, no. 52, 18153-18158. Abstract
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A widely held view of influenza virus infection is that the viral receptor consists of cell surface carbohydrate sialic acid, which can be present as glycoprotein or glycolipid. Here, we examined influenza ... Erich Hoffmann, Aleksandr S. Lipatov, Richard J. Webby, Elena A. Govorkova and Robert G. Webster. Role of specific hemagglutinin amino acids in the immunogenicity and protection of H5N1 influenza virus. PNAS September 6, 2005 , vol. 102, no. 36, 12915-12920. Abstract
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If H5N1 influenza viruses become transmissible among humans, vaccination will offer the most effective option to limit their spread. Two human vaccine candidates recently generated by reverse genetics ... Olsen SJ, Ungchusak K, Sovann L, Uyeki TM, Dowell SF, Cox NJ, et al. Family Clustering of Avian Influenza A (H5N1). Emerg Infect Dis . 2005 Nov. Full Text
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To the Editor: The unprecedented epizootic of avian influenza A (H5N1) in Asia poses a serious threat of causing the next global influenza pandemic. H5N1 viruses, to which humans have little or no immunity, ... Tiensin T, Chaitaweesub P, Songserm T, Chaisingh A, Hoonsuwan W, Buranathai C, et al. Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, Thailand, 2004. Emerg Infect Dis . 2005 Nov. Full Text
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In January 2004, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus of the H5N1 subtype was first confirmed in poultry and humans in Thailand. Control measures, e.g., culling poultry flocks, restricting poultry ... John S. Brownstein, Ken P. Kleinman and Kenneth D. Mandl. Identifying Pediatric Age Groups for Influenza Vaccination Using a Real-Time Regional Surveillance System. American Journal of Epidemiology 2005 162(7):686-693. Abstract
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Evidence is accumulating that universal vaccination of schoolchildren would reduce the transmission of influenza. The authors sought to identify target age groups within the pediatric population that develop ... Vasiliy P. Mishin, Frederick G. Hayden, Larisa V. Gubareva. Susceptibilities of Antiviral-Resistant Influenza Viruses to Novel Neuraminidase Inhibitors. Antimicrob Agents Chemother November edition. Abstract
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The susceptibilities of five zanamivir-resistant and six oseltamivir-resistant influenza viruses were assessed against four neuraminidase (NA) inhibitors, including peramivir and A-315675, by a fluorometric ... EISS. EISS Weekly Report: Week 42, 2005. EISS. Full Text
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Summary: The intensity of influenza activity in Europe is low. Only two countries, Poland and Hungary, reported an increase in clinical activity in week 42/2005, but in both countries the incidence of ... EISS. EISS Weekly Report: Week 41, 2005. EISS. Full Text
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Low influenza activity in EuropeSummary: This is the first bulletin of the 2005-2006 influenza season. The intensity of clinical influenza activity is low in all parts of Europe. Increasing activity is ... Ghedin E, Sengamalay NA, Shumway M, et al. Large-scale sequencing of human influenza reveals the dynamic nature of viral genome evolution. Nature 2005 Oct 5 (advance online publication). Full Text
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Influenza viruses are remarkably adept at surviving in the human population over a long timescale. The human influenza A virus continues to thrive even among populations with widespread access to vaccines, ... National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Statement-Unmasking the 1918 Influenza Virus:An Important Step Toward Pandemic Influenza Preparedness. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Full Text
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Unmasking the 1918 Influenza Virus:An Important Step Toward Pandemic Influenza PreparednessAnthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National ... Anne Moscona. Neuraminidase Inhibitors for Influenza. NEJM Volume 353:1363-1373. Full Text
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The impact of influenza infection is felt globally each year when the disease develops in approximately 20 percent of the world´s population. In the United States, influenza infections occur in epidemics ... Puzelli S, Di Trani L, Faviani C, et al. Serolgoical analysis of serum samples from humans exposed to avian H7 influenza viruses in Italy between 1999 and 2003. J Infect Dis 2005; Oct 15 (early online publication). Full Text
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We evaluated the potential for avian-to-human transmissionof low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) and highly pathogenicavian influenza (HPAI) H7N1 and LPAI H7N3 virusesthat were responsible for several ... Pushko P, Tumpey TM, Bu F, Knell J, Robinson R, Smith G. Influenza virus-like particles comprised of the HA, NA, and M1 proteins of H9N2 influenza virus induce protective immune responses in BALB/c mice. Vaccine. 2005 Sep 2; [Epub ahead of print]. Abstract
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Avian influenza viruses represent a growing threat for an influenza pandemic. To develop recombinant vaccine for avian influenza of the H9N2 subtype, we expressed in insect cells virus-like particles (VLPs) ... Jin A Kim, Si Yun Ryu, and Sang Heui Seo. Cells in the Respiratory and Intestinal Tracts of Chickens Have Different Proportions of both Human and Avian Influenza Virus Receptors. The Journal of Microbiology, 43(4),366-369, 2005,. Full Text
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Avian influenza viruses play a crucial role in the creation of human pandemic viruses. In this study, we have demonstrated that both human and avian influenza receptors exist in cells in the respiratory ... Kwon YK, Joh SJ, Kim MC, Sung HW, Lee YJ, Choi JG, Lee EK, Kim JH. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in the commercial domestic ducks of South Korea. Avian Pathol. 2005 Aug;34(4):367-70. Abstract
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The present study reports the clinical, virological and pathological findings observed in a natural outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in farmed commercial ducks. The ducks developed clinical ... Markovic-Plese S, Hemmer B, Zhao Y, Simon R, Pinilla C, Martin R. High level of cross-reactivity in influenza virus hemagglutinin-specific CD4+ T-cell response: Implications for the initiation of autoimmune response in multiple sclerosis. J Neuroimmunol. 2005 Sep 5; [Epub ahead of print]. Abstract
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Viral infections play a role in shaping and maintaining the peripheral T-cell repertoire, as well as in the initiation of autoimmune response via mechanisms of molecular mimicry. In this study, we addressed ... Iki S, Yokota SI, Okabayashi T, Yokosawa N, Nagata K, Fujii N. Serum-dependent expression of promyelocytic leukemia protein suppresses propagation of influenza virus. Virology. 2005 Sep 8; [Epub ahead of print]. Abstract
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The rate of propagation of influenza virus in human adenocarcinoma Caco-2 cells was found to negatively correlate with the concentration of fetal bovine serum (FBS) in the culture medium. Virus replicated ... CSR Global Influenza Programme. Responding to the avian influenza pandemic threats.Recommended strategic actions. WHO. Full Text
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