K. Shanmuganatham et al. Antigenic and Molecular Characterization of Avian Influenza A(H9N2) Viruses, Bangladesh. EID Volume 19, Number 9 September 2013. Abstract
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Human infection with avian influenza A(H9N2) virus was identified in Bangladesh in 2011. Surveillance for influenza viruses in apparently healthy poultry in live-bird markets in Bangladesh during 2008–2011 ... C. Xu et al. Monitoring Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus through National Influenza-like Illness Surveillance, China. EID Volume 19, Number 8 August 2013. Abstract
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In China during March 4–April 28, 2013, avian influenza A(H7N9) virus testing was performed on 20,739 specimens from patients with influenza-like illness in 10 provinces with confirmed human cases: 6 (0.03%) ... MIN JY, Santos C, Fitch A, Twaddle A, et al. Mammalian adaptation in the PB2 gene of avian H5N1 influenza virus. J Virol. 2013 Jul 17.. Abstract
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The substitution of glutamic acid (E) for lysine (K) at position 627 of the PB2 protein of avian H5N1 viruses has been identified as a virulence and host-range determinant for infection of mammals. Here, ... BLUMENKRANTZ D, Roberts KL, Shelton H, Lycett S, e. The short stalk length of HPAI H5N1 influenza neuraminidase limits transmission of pandemic H1N1 virus in ferrets. J Virol. 2013 Jul 17. Abstract
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H5N1 influenza viruses pose a pandemic threat but have not acquired the ability to support sustained transmission between mammals in nature. The restrictions to transmissibility of avian influenza viruses ... TE VELTHUIS AJ, Turrell L, Vreede FT, Fodor E, et. Uncoupling of influenza A virus transcription and replication through mutation of the unpaired adenosine in the vRNA promoter. J Virol. 2013 Jul 17.. Abstract
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Transcription and replication of the influenza A virus RNA genome are mediated by the viral RNA polymerase from a promoter consisting of the partially base-paired 3' and 5' termini of viral genome segments. ... VIJAYKRISHNA D, Deng YM, Su YC, Fourment M, et al. The recent establishment of North American H10 lineage influenza viruses in Australian wild waterfowl and the evolution of Australian avian influenza viruses. J Virol. 2013 Jul 17. Abstract
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Influenza A H10N7 virus with a hemagglutinin gene of North American origin was detected in Australian chickens and poultry abattoir workers in New South Wales in 2010 and in chickens in Queensland on a ... PASCUA PN, Song MS, Kwon HI, Lim GJ, et al. The homologous tripartite viral RNA polymerase of A/swine/Korea/CT1204/2009(H1N2) influenza virus synergistically drives efficient replication and promotes respiratory-droplet transmission in ferrets. J Virol. 2013 Jul 17.. Abstract
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We previously reported that A/swine/Korea/1204/2009(H1N2) virus was virulent and transmissible in ferrets in which the respiratory droplet'transmissible virus (CT-Sw/1204) had acquired simultaneous HAD225G ... CHAVES SS, Aragon D, Bennett N, Cooper T, et al. Patients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza during the 2010-2011 influenza season: exploring disease severity by virus type and subtype. J Infect Dis. 2013 Jul 17.. Abstract
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Background.?The 2010-11 influenza season was dominated by influenza A(H3N2) virus, but influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 (pH1N1) and B viruses co-circulated. This provided an opportunity to explore within-season ... LI Y, Myers JL, Bostick DL, Sullivan CB, et al. Immune history shapes specificity of pandemic H1N1 influenza antibody responses. J Exp Med. 2013 Jul 15. Abstract
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Human antibody responses against the 2009 pandemic H1N1 (pH1N1) virus are predominantly directed against conserved epitopes in the stalk and receptor-binding domain of the hemagglutinin (HA) protein. This ... Qianyi Zhang,etc.,al. H7N9 Influenza Viruses Are Transmissible in Ferrets by Respiratory Droplet. Science DOI: 10.1126/science.1240532. Abstract
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A newly emerged H7N9 virus has caused 132 human infections with 37 deaths in China since 18 February 2013. Control measures in H7N9 virus–positive live poultry markets have reduced the number of infections; ... Zhou J, Wang D, Gao R, Zhao B, Song J, Qi X, Zhang. Biological features of novel avian influenza A (H7N9) virus. Nature. 2013 Jul 3. Abstract
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Human infection associated with a novel reassortant avian influenza H7N9 virus has recently been identified in China. A total of 132 confirmed cases and 39 deaths have been reported. Most patients presented ... Zhu H, Wang D, Kelvin DJ, Li L, Zheng Z, Yoon SW,. Infectivity, Transmission, and Pathology of Human-Isolated H7N9 Influenza Virus in Ferrets and Pigs. Science. 2013 Jul 12;341(6142):183-186.. Abstract
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The emergence of the H7N9 influenza virus in humans in Eastern China has raised concerns that a new influenza pandemic could occur. Here, we used a ferret model to evaluate the infectivity and transmissibility ... Zhu W, Yang S, Guo Y, Yang L, Bai T, Yu Z, Li X, L. Imported pigs may have introduced the first classical swine influenza viruses into Mainland China. Infect Genet Evol. 2013 Jul;17:142-6.. Abstract
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The first classical swine influenza A H1N1 viruses were isolated in Mainland China in 1991. To aid surveillance of swine influenza viruses as part of pandemic preparedness, we ... WATANABE T, Tisoncik-Go J, Tchitchek N, Watanabe S. 1918 Influenza virus hemagglutinin (HA) and the viral RNA polymerase complex enhance viral pathogenicity, but only HA induces aberrant host responses in mice. J Virol. 2013 May;87(9):5239-54. Abstract
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The 1918 pandemic influenza virus was the most devastating infectious agent in human history, causing fatal pneumonia and an estimated 20 to 50 million deaths worldwide. Previous studies indicated a prominent ... MASIC A, Pyo HM, Babiuk S, Zhou Y, et al. An eight-segment swine influenza virus harbouring H1 and H3 hemagglutinins is attenuated and protective against H1N1 and H3N2 subtypes in pigs. J Virol. 2013 Jul 10.. Abstract
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Swine influenza virus (SIV) infections continue to cause production losses in the agricultural industry in addition to being a human public health concern. The primary method to control SIV is through ... ROBERTS KL, Leser GP, Ma C, Lamb RA, et al. The amphipathic helix of influenza A virus M2 protein is required for filamentous bud formation and scission of filamentous and spherical particles. J Virol. 2013 Jul 10. Abstract
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Influenza virus assembles and buds at the infected-cell plasma membrane. This involves extrusion of the plasma membrane followed by scission of the bud, resulting in severing the nascent virion from its ... LONG JS, Howard WA, Nunez A, Moncorge O, et al. The effect of the PB2 mutation 627K on highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus is dependent on the virus lineage. J Virol. 2013 Jul 10.. Abstract
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Clade 2.2 Eurasian lineage H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIV), were first detected in Qinghai Lake, China in 2005, and subsequently spread through Asia, Europe and Africa. Importantly, ... LANGLEY JM, Carmona Martinez A, Chatterjee A, Halp. Immunogenicity and Safety of an Inactivated Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine Candidate: A Phase III Randomized Controlled Trial in Children. J Infect Dis. 2013 Jul 11. Abstract
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Background.?Mismatch between circulating influenza B viruses (Yamagata and Victoria lineages) and vaccine strains occurs frequently.Methods.?In a randomized controlled trial, immunogenicity and safety ... HE L, Zhao G, Zhong L, Liu Q, et al. Isolation and characterization of two H5N1 influenza viruses from swine in Jiangsu Province of China. Arch Virol. 2013 Jul 9. Abstract
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Pigs are susceptible to infection with both human and avian influenza A viruses and are considered intermediate hosts that facilitate virus reassortment. Although H5N1 virus has spread to a wide range ... Scott Epperson, etc.,al. Human Infections With Influenza A(H3N2) Variant Virus in the United States, 2011–2012. Clin Infect Dis. (2013) 57 (suppl 1): S4-S11 doi:. Abstract
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Background.During August 2011–April 2012, 13 human infections with influenza A(H3N2) variant (H3N2v) virus were identified in the United States; 8 occurred in the prior 2 years. This virus differs from ... 8178 items, 20/Page, Page[298/409][|<<] [|<] [291] [292] [293] [294] [295] [296] [297] [298] [299] [300] [>|] [>>|] |
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