Wilson HM, Hall JS, Flint PL, Franson JC, Ely CR,. High Seroprevalence of Antibodies to Avian Influenza Viruses among Wild Waterfowl in Alaska: Implications for Surveillance. PLoS ONE 8(3): e58308. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.00. Abstract
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We examined seroprevalence (presence of detectable antibodies in serum) for avian influenza viruses (AIV) among 4,485 birds, from 11 species of wild waterfowl in Alaska (1998–2010), sampled during breeding/molting ... Suzanne E. Ohmit,etc.,al. Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in the Community and the Household. Clin Infect Dis. (2013). Abstract
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Background.?There is a recognized need to determine influenza vaccine effectiveness on an annual basis and a long history of studying respiratory illnesses in households.
Methods.?We recruited 328 households ... YAMAMOTO N, Soda K, Sakoda Y, Okamatsu M, et al. Proteins of duck influenza virus responsible for acquisition of pathogenicity in chickens. Virus Res. 2013 Feb 19. pii: S0168-1702(13)00050-6. Abstract
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Influenza virus rgVac1sub-P0 (H5N1) (rgVac1-P0), in which a pair of dibasic amino acid residues was introduced at the cleavage site of the HA of a reassortant of H5N2 and H7N1 viruses of duck origin, was ... Zaraket H, Bridges OA, Russell CJ.. The pH of Activation of the Hemagglutinin Protein Regulates H5N1 Influenza Virus Replication and Pathogenesis in Mice. J Virol. 2013 Feb 28. Abstract
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After receptor binding and internalization during influenza virus entry, the hemagglutinin (HA) protein is triggered by low pH to undergo irreversible conformational changes that mediate membrane fusion. ... TSE LV, Marcano VC, Huang W, Pocwierz MS, et al. Plasmin-mediated activation of pandemic H1N1 influenza virus hemagglutinin independent of the viral neuraminidase. J Virol. 2013 Feb 28. Abstract
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Influenza virus is well recognized to modulate host tropism and pathogenesis based on mutations in the proteolytic cleavage site of the viral hemagglutinin (HA), which activates HA and exposes the fusion ... DERMODY TS, Sandri-Goldin RM, Shenk T. A New Determinant of H5N1 Influenza Virus Pathogenesis in Mammals. J Virol. 2013 Feb 28. Abstract
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In this issue of the Journal of Virology, we publish a paper by Hassan Zaraket, Olga A. Bridges, and Charles J. Russell from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital reporting a sequence polymorphism in the ... TAKEMAE N, Nguyen T, Ngo LT, Hiromoto Y, et al. Antigenic variation of H1N1, H1N2 and H3N2 swine influenza viruses in Japan and Vietnam. Arch Virol. 2013 Feb 23. Abstract
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The antigenicity of the influenza A virus hemagglutinin is responsible for vaccine efficacy in protecting pigs against swine influenza virus (SIV) infection. However, the antigenicity of SIV strains currently ... H.K.K. Perera et al. Swine Influenza in Sri Lanka. EID Volume 19, Number 3—March 2013. Abstract
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To study influenza viruses in pigs in Sri Lanka, we examined samples from pigs at slaughterhouses. Influenza (H3N2) and A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses were prevalent during 2004–2005 and 2009–2012, respectively. ... R. Bodewes et al. Recurring Influenza B Virus Infections in Seals. EID Volume 19, Number 3—March 2013. Abstract
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To the Editor: Until 1999, influenza B virus was considered to infect humans only. However, more recent data proved that harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) and gray seals (Halichoerus grypus) also can be infected ... Elizabeth Miller,etc.,al. Risk of narcolepsy in children and young people receiving AS03 adjuvanted pandemic A/H1N1 2009 influenza vaccine: retrospective analysis. BMJ 2013;346:f794. Abstract
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Objective To evaluate the risk of narcolepsy in children and adolescents in England targeted for vaccination with ASO3 adjuvanted pandemic A/H1N1 2009 vaccine (Pandemrix) from October 2009.
Design Retrospective ... COHEN S, Janicki-Deverts D, Turner RB, Casselbrant. Association between telomere length and experimentally induced upper respiratory viral infection in healthy adults. JAMA. 2013 Feb 20;309(7):699-705.. Abstract
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IMPORTANCE:
Although leukocyte telomere length is associated with mortality and many chronic diseases thought to be manifestations of age-related functional decline, it is not known whether ... PERRONE LA, Belser JA, Wadford DA, Katz JM, et al. Inducible nitric oxide contributes to viral pathogenesis following highly pathogenic influenza virus infection in mice. J Infect Dis. 2013. Abstract
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Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses including avian H5N1 viruses and the 1918 pandemic virus cause severe respiratory disease in humans and animals. Virus infection is followed by intense pulmonary congestion ... CILLONIZ C, Ewig S, Menendez R, Ferrer M, et al. Bacterial co-infection with H1N1 infection in patients admitted with community acquired pneumonia. J Infect. 2012;65:223-30. Abstract
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BACKGROUND:
Bacterial co-infection is an important contributor to morbidity and mortality during influenza pandemics .We investigated the incidence, risk factors and outcome of patients with influenza ... GAO X, Wang W, Li Y, Zhang S, et al. Enhanced Influenza VLP Vaccines Comprising Matrix-2 Ectodomain and Nucleoprotein Epitopes Protects mice from Lethal Challenge. Antiviral Res. 2013 Feb 14. pii: S0166-3542(13)000. Abstract
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The matrix protein 2ectodomain (M2e) of the influenza A virus is a rational target antigen candidate for the development of a universal influenza virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine. In this study, a recombinant ... MURCIA PR, Baillie GJ, Stack JC, Jervis C, et al. Evolution of equine influenza virus in vaccinated horses. J Virol. 2013 Feb 6. Abstract
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Influenza A viruses are characterized by their ability to evade host immunity, even in vaccinated individuals. To determine how prior immunity shapes viral diversity in vivo we studied the intra- and inter-host ... ALFONSO R, Rodriguez A, Rodriguez P, Lutz T, et al. CHD6, a cellular repressor of influenza virus replication is degraded in human alveolar epithelial cells and mice lungs during infection. J Virol. 2013 Feb 13. Abstract
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The influenza virus polymerase associates to an important number of transcription related proteins including the largest subunit of the RNA polymerase II complex (RNAP II). Despite this association, degradation ... YOON SW, Kayali G, Ali MA, Webster RG, et al. A Single Amino Acid at the Hemagglutinin Cleavage Site Contributes to the Pathogenicity but not Transmission of Egyptian Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Influenza Virus in Chickens. J Virol. 2013 Feb 13.. Abstract
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been enzootic in Egypt since 2008. Virus-associated mortality (but not the number of cases) in humans and poultry seems to have decreased over time, but the reason ... FAN S, Macken CA, Li C, Ozawa M, et al. Synergistic effect of the PDZ and the p85β-binding domains of the NS1 protein in virulence of an avian H5N1 influenza A virus. J Virol. 2013 Feb 13. Abstract
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The influenza A virus NS1 protein affects virulence through several mechanisms including the host's innate immune response and various signaling pathways. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses ... MARGINE I, Hai R, Albrecht RA, Obermoser G, et al. H3N2 influenza virus infection induces broadly reactive hemagglutinin stalk antibodies in humans and mice. J Virol. 2013 Feb 13.. Abstract
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Broadly neutralizing antibodies directed against the conserved stalk domain of the viral hemagglutinin have attracted increasing attention in the recent years. However, only a limited number of stalk antibodies ... ZHANG L, Guo ZW, Bridge ES, Li YM, et al. Distribution and dynamics of risk factors associated with highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1. Epidemiol Infect. 2013 Feb 11:1-10.. Abstract
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