USCDC. Use of Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Tests for Patients with Influenza-like Illness during the Novel H1N1 Influenza Virus (Swine Flu) Outbreak. USCDC. Abstract
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Background
Rapid influenza diagnostic tests can help in the diagnosis and management of patients who present with signs and symptoms compatible with influenza. Such tests detect seasonal influenza A and ... Infectious Diseases Pathology Branch. Guidelines for the Submission of Tissue Specimens for the Pathologic Evaluation of Influenza Virus Infections. USCDC. Abstract
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Viral antigens and nucleic acids may be focal and sparsely distributed in patients with influenza. Larger airways (particularly primary and segmental bronchi) have the highest yield for detection of influenza ... CSR. WHO: Sequencing primers and protocol. WHO. Abstract
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Sequencing primers and protocol
Publication date: 29 April 2009Download the document [pdf 26kb] Nelson MI, Simonsen L, Viboud C, Miller MA, Holmes. The origin and global emergence of adamantane resistant A/H3N2 influenza viruses. Virology. 2009 Apr 23.. Abstract
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Resistance to the adamantane class of antiviral drugs by human A/H3N2 influenza viruses currently exceeds 90% in the United States and multiple Asian countries. Adamantane resistance is associated with ... Lessler J, Reich NG, Brookmeyer R, Perl TM, Nelson. Incubation periods of acute respiratory viral infections: a systematic review. Lancet Infect Dis. 2009 May;9(5):291-300. Abstract
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Knowledge of the incubation period is essential in the investigation and control of infectious disease, but statements of incubation period are often poorly referenced, inconsistent, or based on limited ... Li J, Musarat Ishaq, Prudence M, Hu T, Liu Q, Guo. Single mutation at the amino acid position 627 of PB2 that leads to increased virulence of an H5N1 avian influenza virus during adaptation in mice can be compensated by multiple mutations at other sit. Virus Res. 2009 Apr 22. Abstract
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To understand the adaptation of H5N1 influenza viruses to mammals, a non-pathogenic influenza H5N1 virus (HN021) in mice was passaged for 15 times in mammalian host. Animal experiment results indicated ... Tu J, Zhou H, Jiang T, Li C, Zhang A, Guo X, Zou W. Isolation and molecular characterization of equine H3N8 influenza viruses from pigs in China. Arch Virol. 2009 Apr 26.. Abstract
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During 2004-2006 swine influenza virus surveillance, two strains of H3N8 influenza viruses were isolated from pigs in central China. Sequence and phylogenetic analyses of eight gene segments revealed that ... Bastien N, Bowness D, Burton L, Bontovics E, Winte. Parotitis in a Child Infected with Triple Reassortant Influenza A, Canada, 2007. J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Apr 1.. Abstract
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Swine H3N2 influenza virus designated A/Ontario/1252/07 was isolated from a child with parotitis. Diagnosis was confirmed by viral isolation and serological assays. A/Ontario/1252/07 was related to H3N2 ... Sui B, Bamba D, Weng K, Ung H, Chang S, Van Dyke J. The use of Random Homozygous Gene Perturbation to identify novel host-oriented targets for influenza. Virology. 2009 Mar 26. Abstract
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Conventional approaches for therapeutic targeting of viral pathogens have consistently faced obstacles arising from the development of resistant strains and a lack of broad-spectrum application. Influenza ... Lesnoff M, Peyre M, Duarte PC, Renard JF, Mariner. A simple model for simulating immunity rate dynamics in a tropical free-range poultry population after avian influenza vaccination. Epidemiol Infect. 2009 Mar 30:1-9.. Abstract
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SUMMARYIn developing countries, vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N1 (HPAI) in free-range poultry flocks is usually implemented as periodic campaigns and newborn chicks are ... Gooskens J, Jonges M, Claas EC, Meijer A, van den. Morbidity and Mortality Associated With Nosocomial Transmission of Oseltamivir-Resistant Influenza A(H1N1) Virus. JAMA. 2009 Mar 2. Abstract
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CONTEXT: The sudden emergence and rapid spread of oseltamivir-resistant influenza A(H1N1) viruses with neuraminidase (NA) gene H274Y amino acid substitution is the hallmark of global seasonal influenza ... Tamura D, Mitamura K, Yamazaki M, Fujino M, Nirasa. Oseltamivir-Resistant Influenza A Viruses Circulating in Japan. J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Mar 4. Abstract
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Surveillance studies of influenza viruses circulating in Europe and other countries in 2007-2008 have revealed rates of resistance to oseltamivir of up to 67% among H1N1 viruses. Here, we examined 202 ... Crouch E, Hartshorn K, Horlacher T, McDonald B. Recognition of Mannosylated Ligands and Influenza A Virus by Human SP-D: Contributions of an Extended Site and Residue 343. Biochemistry. 2009 Feb 27. Abstract
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Surfactant protein D (SP-D) plays important roles in antiviral host defense. Although SP-D shows a preference for glucose/maltose, the protein also recognizes D-mannose and a variety of mannose-rich microbial ... Damian C. Ekiert,etc.,al. Antibody Recognition of a Highly Conserved Influenza Virus Epitope. Science DOI: 10.1126/science.1171491. Abstract
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Influenza virus presents a significant and persistent threat to public health worldwide, and current vaccines provide immunity to viral isolates similar to the vaccine strain. High-affinity antibodies ... S. Desvaux et al.. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1) Outbreak in Captive Wild Birds and Cats, Cambodia. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Mar. Abstract
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From December 2003 through January 2004, the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre, Cambodia, was affected by the highly pathogenic influenza virus (H5N1). Birds from 26 species died. Influenza virus subtype ... A. Fusaro et al.. Introduction into Nigeria of a Distinct Genotype of Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1). Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Mar. Abstract
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Genetic characterization of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (H5N1) isolated in July 2008 in Nigeria indicates that a distinct genotype, never before detected in Africa, reached the continent. ... W. Putthasri et al.. Capacity of Thailand to Contain an Emerging Influenza Pandemic. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Mar. Abstract
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Southeast Asia will likely be the epicenter of the next influenza pandemic. To determine whether health system resources in Thailand are sufficient to contain an emerging pandemic, we mapped health system ... A. Gordon et al.. Prevalence and Seasonality of Influenza-like Illness in Children, Nicaragua, 2005–2007. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Mar. Abstract
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Although information about seasonality and prevalence of influenza is crucial for development of effective prevention and control strategies, limited data exist on the epidemiology of influenza in tropical ... G.J.D. Smith et al. Characterization of Avian Influenza Viruses A (H5N1) from Wild Birds, Hong Kong, 2004–2008. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Mar. Abstract
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From January 2004 through June 2008, surveillance of dead wild birds in Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, periodically detected highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses (H5N1) in individual ... D.S. Fedson. Meeting the Challenge of Influenza Pandemic Preparedness in Developing Countries. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Mar. Abstract
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