LIU Ming, etc.,al. Generation High Yield Vaccine Strain Wholly Derived from Avian Influenza Viruses by Reverse Genetics. Chinese Journal of Biotechnology, 2006 Vol 5. Abstract
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza A (HPAI) viruses of the H5N1 subtypes caused enormous economical loss to poultry farms in China and Southeastern Asian countries. The vaccination program is a reliable ... Murray CJL, Lopez AD, Chin B, et al.. Estimation of potential global pandemic influenza mortality on the basis of vital registry data from the 1918–20 pandemic: a quantitative analysis. Lancet 2006;368:2211-8. Full Text
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Summary
Background
The threat of an avian influenza pandemic is causing widespread public concern and health policy response, especially in high-income countries. Our aim was to use high-quality vital ... European Centre for Disease Surveillance and Contr. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A/H5N1-update and overview of 2006. EuroSurveillance Vol 11, Issue 12. Full Text
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Avian influenza 2006: human situationAs of 29 November 2006, 258 human H5N1 infections that meet its strict laboratory criteria have been reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) since reporting ... Robert G. Webster and Elena A. Govorkova. H5N1 Influenza - Continuing Evolution and Spread. NEJM, 2006, 355(21):2174-7. Full Text
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There is no question that there will be another influenza pandemic someday. We simply don't know when it will occur or whether it will be caused by the H5N1 avian influenza virus. But given the number ... Capua I, Marangon S. Control and prevention of avian influenza in an evolving scenario. Vaccine. 2006 Nov 9. Abstract
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Continuing outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) across Eurasia and in Africa, caused by a type A influenza virus of the H5N1 subtype appear out of control and represent a serious risk ... Shin YK, Liu Q, Tikoo SK, Babiuk LA, Zhou Y. Influenza A virus NS1 protein activates the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway by direct interaction with the p85 subunit of PI3K. J Gen Virol. 2007 Jan;88(Pt 1):13-8.. Abstract
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Influenza A virus infection activates the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway, but the mechanism is not clear. Here, it is reported that influenza A virus NS1 protein is responsible for PI3K/Akt ... Feng J, Zhang M, Mozdzanowska K, Zharikova D, Hoff. Influenza A virus infection engenders a poor antibody response against the ectodomain of matrix protein 2. Virol J. 2006 Dec 6;3(1):102. Abstract
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ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Matrix protein 2 (M2) is an integral tetrameric membrane protein of influenza A virus (IAV). Its ectodomain (M2e) shows remarkably little diversity amongst human IAV strains. As M2e-specific ... Burleson GR, Burleson FG. fluenza virus host resistance model. Methods. 2007 Jan;41(1):31-7. Abstract
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Host resistance (HR) models are used to evaluate the effect of a test article on clearance of an infectious microorganism in order to assess total immunocompetence. HR models serve as biomarkers of net ... Gabriel Sertsou, etc.,al. Key transmission parameters of an institutional outbreak during the 1918 influenza pandemic estimated by mathematical modelling. Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling 2006, 3:. Full Text
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Aim: To estimate the key transmission parameters associated with an outbreak of pandemic influenza in an institutional setting (New Zealand 1918).
Methods
Historical morbidity and mortality data were ... Alexander DJ.. An overview of the epidemiology of avian influenza. Vaccine. 2006 Nov 9. Abstract
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Only viruses of the Influenzavirus A genus have been isolated from birds and termed avian influenza [AI] viruses, but viruses with all 16 haemagglutinin [H1-H16] and all 9 neuraminidase [N1-N9] influenza ... Baz M, Abed Y, Boivin G. Characterization of drug-resistant recombinant influenza A/H1N1 viruses selected in vitro with peramivir and zanamivir. Antiviral Res. 2006 Nov 20. Abstract
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There is a limited information with regard to the neuraminidase (NA) mutations conferring resistance to peramivir and zanamivir in the influenza N1 background. In this study, an influenza A/WSN/33 (H1N1) ... Harris A, Cardone G, Winkler DC, Heymann JB, Brech. Influenza virus pleiomorphy characterized by cryoelectron tomography. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Dec 4. Abstract
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Influenza virus remains a global health threat, with millions of infections annually and the impending threat that a strain of avian influenza may develop into a human pandemic. Despite its importance ... Uchide N, Ohyama K, Bessho T, Toyoda H. Effects of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Inhibitors on Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha Gene Expression and Apoptosis Induction in Cultured Human Fetal Membrane Chorion Cells Infected with Influenza Vir. Intervirology. 2006 Nov 30;50(2):99-107. Abstract
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We investigated the involvement of p38 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase in tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha gene expression, apoptosis induction and virus replication in cultured human fetal membrane ... Shiratsuchi A, Nakanishi Y. Elimination of Influenza Virus-infected Cells by Phagocytosis. Yakugaku Zasshi. 2006 Dec;126(12):1245-51. Abstract
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Infection with a variety of viruses induces apoptosis in host cells. This phenomenon may be considered to be a self-defense mechanism to avoid viral propagation. However, the growth of influenza virus ... Luciana L. Borio. CBN Report: Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Infection in Humans in Turkey, 2006. CBN. Abstract
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This week in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), Oner and colleagues describe the epidemiologic, clinical, and radiologic features of an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza ... Wu G, Yan S. Fate of 130 hemagglutinins from different influenza A viruses. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2004 May 7;317(3):917-24. Abstract
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In this study, we use our probabilistic models to analyze 130 hemagglutinins from different influenza A virus in order to gain the insight into their fate. The results provide three lines of evidence regarding ... Zheng M, Yu K, Liu H, Luo X, Chen K, Zhu W, Jiang. QSAR analyses on avian influenza virus neuraminidase inhibitors using CoMFA, CoMSIA, and HQSAR. J Comput Aided Mol Des. 2006 Sep;20(9):549-66.. Abstract
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The recent wide spreading of the H5N1 avian influenza virus (AIV) in Asia, Europe and Africa and its ability to cause fatal infections in human has raised serious concerns about a pending global flu pandemic. ... Feare CJ, Yasue M.. Asymptomatic infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in wild birds: how sound is the evidence?. Virol J. 2006 Nov 17;3(1):96 [Epub ahead of print]. Abstract
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ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Widespread deaths of wild birds from which highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 has been isolated suggest that the virus continues to be lethal to them. However, asymptomatic ... Nagy A, Machova J, Hornickova J, Tomci M, Nagl I. Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus subtype H5N1 in Mute swans in the Czech Republic. Vet Microbiol. 2006 Oct 12; [Epub ahead of print]. Abstract
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In order to determine the actual prevalence of avian influenza viruses (AIV) in wild birds in the Czech Republic extensive surveillance was carried out between January and April 2006. A total of 2101 samples ... Dwyer DE, Smith DW, Catton MG, Barr IG. Laboratory diagnosis of human seasonal and pandemic influenza virus infection. Med J Aust. 2006 Nov 20;185(10):S48-53. Abstract
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