Gill MA, Long K, Kwon T, Muniz L, Mejias A, Connol. Differential Recruitment of Dendritic Cells and Monocytes to Respiratory Mucosal Sites in Children with Influenza Virus or Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection. J Infect Dis. 2008 Oct 10. Abstract
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Background. Influenza virus and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are among the most common viruses causing infections of the lower respiratory tract in young children. Although there are important ... van der Goot JA, van Boven M, Stegeman A, van de W. Transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus in Pekin ducks is significantly reduced by a genetically distant H5N2 vaccine. Virology. 2008 Oct 8. Abstract
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Domestic ducks play an important role in the epidemiology of H5N1 avian influenza. Although it is known that vaccines that have a high homology with the challenge virus are able to prevent infection in ... Suzuki Y. Positive selection operates continuously on hemagglutinin during evolution of H3N2 human influenza A virus. Gene. 2008 Sep 20.. Abstract
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It has been proposed that antigenic evolution of hemagglutinin 1 (HA1) for H3N2 human influenza A virus was punctuated. In the population genetic analysis, however, it was controversial whether positive ... Kang SJ, Kim HM, Kim YH, Hwang SD, Shin JS, Ku KB,. Phylogenic analysis of reassorted avian influenza viruses isolated from Korean domestic ducks from 2005 to 2007. Virus Genes. 2008 Oct 11. Abstract
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Ducks have been regarded as animals that can perpetuate most avian influenza viruses since they generally do not show the clear clinical signs such as death and reduced body weight when they are infected. ... Fereidouni SR, Harder TC, Starick E. Rapid pathotyping of recent H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses and of H5 viruses with low pathogenicity by RT-PCR and restriction enzyme cleavage pattern (RECP).. J Virol Methods. 2008 Oct 10. Abstract
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Rapid and accurate diagnosis of avian influenza virus infections of poultry and humans comprises detection, subtyping, and, in case of subtypes H5 and H7, pathotyping of such viruses. Reliable methods ... Hossain MJ, Hickman D, Perez DR.. Evidence of expanded host range and mammalian-associated genetic changes in a duck H9N2 influenza virus following adaptation in quail and chickens. PLoS ONE. 2008 Sep 9;3(9):e3170. Abstract
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H9N2 avian influenza viruses continue to circulate worldwide; in Asia, H9N2 viruses have caused disease outbreaks and established lineages in land-based poultry. Some H9N2 strains are considered potentially ... Leslie T, Billaud J, Mofleh J, Mustafa L, Yingst S. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding avian influenza (H5N1), Afghanistan. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Sep;14(9):1459-61. Abstract
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From February through April 2007, avian influenza (H5N1) was confirmed in poultry in 4 of 34 Afghan provinces. A survey conducted in 2 affected and 3 unaffected provinces found that greater knowledge about ... CSR. Antigenic and genetic characteristics of H5N1 viruses and candidate H5N1 vaccine viruses developed for potential use as human vaccines. WHO. Abstract
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This summary describes the current status of the development of new candidate H5N1 vaccine viruses and is meant to provide guidance for national authorities and vaccine companies on the selection of candidate ... Hale BG, Randall RE, Ortín J, Jackson D.. The multifunctional NS1 protein of influenza A viruses. J Gen Virol. 2008 Oct;89(Pt 10):2359-76. Abstract
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The non-structural (NS1) protein of influenza A viruses is a non-essential virulence factor that has multiple accessory functions during viral infection. In recent years, the major role ascribed to NS1 ... Raleigh PJ, Flynn O, O´Connor M, O´Don. Avian influenza viruses detected by surveillance of waterfowl in Ireland during 2003-2007. Epidemiol Infect. 2008 Sep 17:1-9. Abstract
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SUMMARYSpecimens for the detection of avian influenza virus (AIV) were collected from 1937 waterfowl on the Wexford Sloblands, a major wetland reserve in southeast Ireland, between January 2003 and September ... Jia B, Shi J, Li Y, Shinya K, Muramoto Y, Zeng X,. Pathogenicity of Chinese H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses in pigeons.. Arch Virol. 2008 Sep 9.. Abstract
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It has long been thought that pigeons are resistant against H5 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses. Recently, however, highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses have demonstrated distinct ... Daidoji T, Koma T, Du A, Yang CS, Ueda M, Ikuta K,. H5N1 avian influenza virus induces apoptotic cell death in mammalian airway epithelial cells. J Virol. 2008 Sep 11. Abstract
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In recent years, the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 has raised serious worldwide concern about an influenza pandemic; however, the biology of H5N1 pathogenesis is largely unknown. To elucidate ... Zhao ZM, Shortridge KF, Garcia M, Guan Y, Wan XF. Genotypic diversity of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses. J Gen Virol. 2008 Sep;89(Pt 9):2182-93. Abstract
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Besides enormous economic losses to the poultry industry, recent H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) originating in eastern Asia have posed serious threats to public health. Up to April ... Kalyan Das, Li-Chung Ma, Rong Xiao,etc.,al. Structural basis for suppression of a host antiviral response by influenza A virus. pnas.0805213105. Abstract
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Influenza A viruses are responsible for seasonal epidemics and high mortality pandemics. A major function of the viral NS1A protein, a virulence factor, is the inhibition of the production of IFN-β mRNA ... Yu H, Gao Z, Feng Z, Shu Y, Xiang N, et al.. Clinical Characteristics of 26 Human Cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Infection in China. PLoS ONE 3(8): e2985. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.000. Abstract
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While human cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus infection continue to increase globally, available clinical data on H5N1 cases are limited. We conducted a retrospective ... Newman AP, Reisdorf E, Beinemann J, Uyeki TM, Bali. Human Case of Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Triple Reassortant Virus Infection, Wisconsin. Emerg Infect Dis, 2008 Sep edition. Abstract
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Zoonotic infections with swine influenza A viruses are reported sporadically. Triple reassortant swine influenza viruses have been isolated from pigs in the United States since 1998. We report a human ... Mahmood K, Bright RA, Mytle N, Carter DM, Crevar C. H5N1 VLP vaccine induced protection in ferrets against lethal challenge with highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza viruses. Vaccine. 2008 Aug 13. Abstract
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In this study, recombinant virus-like particles (VLPs) were evaluated as a candidate vaccine against emerging influenza viruses with pandemic potential. The VLPs are composed of the hemagglutinin (HA), ... Morens DM, Taubenberger JK, Fauci AS.. Predominant Role of Bacterial Pneumonia as a Cause of Death in Pandemic Influenza: Implications for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness. J Infect Dis. 2008 Aug 18. Abstract
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Background.; Despite the availability of published data on 4 pandemics that have occurred over the past 120 years, there is little modern information on the causes of death associated with influenza pandemics. ... Gillim-Ross L, Santos C, Chen Z, Aspelund A, Yang. Avian Influenza H6 Viruses Productively Infect and Cause Illness in Mice and Ferrets. J Virol. 2008 Aug 20. Abstract
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Influenza pandemic preparedness has focused on influenza H5 and H7 subtype influenza viruses. However, it is not possible to predict with certainty, which subtype of avian influenza (AI) will cause the ... Xu X, Zhu X, Dwek RA, Stevens J, Wilson IA. Structural characterization of the 1918 influenza H1N1 neuraminidase. J Virol. 2008 Aug 20. Abstract
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Influenza virus neuraminidase (NA) plays a crucial role in facilitating the spread of newly synthesized virus in the host and is an important target for controlling disease progression. The NA crystal ... 8178 items, 20/Page, Page[328/409][|<<] [|<] [321] [322] [323] [324] [325] [326] [327] [328] [329] [330] [>|] [>>|] |
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