Menachery VD, Schafer A, Burnum-Johnson KE, Mitche. MERS-CoV and H5N1 influenza virus antagonize antigen presentation by altering the epigenetic landscape. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018 Jan 16. Abstract
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Convergent evolution dictates that diverse groups of viruses will target both similar and distinct host pathways to manipulate the immune response and improve infection. In this study, we sought to leverage ... Chiu SS, Kwan MYW, Feng S, Wong JSC, et al. Influenza vaccine effectiveness against influenza A(H3N2) hospitalizations in children in Hong Kong in a prolonged season, 2016/17. J Infect Dis 2018 Jan 16.. Abstract
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Background: Influenza A(H3N2) viruses circulated for 12 consecutive months in Hong Kong in 2016-2017, peaking in late June and July 2017. The objective of our study was to estimate the effectiveness of ... Kumar B, Asha K, Khanna M, Ronsard L, et al. The emerging influenza virus threat: status and new prospects for its therapy and control. Arch Virol 2018 Jan 10. pii: 10.1007/s00705-018-37. Abstract
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Influenza A viruses (IAVs) are zoonotic pathogens that cause yearly outbreaks with high rates of morbidity and fatality. The virus continuously acquires point mutations while circulating in several hosts, ... Tsou Tsung-Pei, Su Chia-Ping, Huang Wan-Ting, Yan. Influenza A(H3N2) virus variants and patient characteristics during a summer influenza epidemic in Taiwan, 2017. Euro Surveill. 2017;22(50):pii=17-00767.. Abstract
submitted by kickingbird at Jan, 19, 2018 from Euro Surveill. 2017;22(50):pii=17-00767. (via http://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES)
Recently, influenza A(H3N2) virus variants carrying substitutions N121K, S144K and T135K have been reported in Canada, Denmark, Israel and the United Kingdom (UK), causing outbreaks during the northern ... Caini Saverio, Schellevis Fran?ois, El-Guerche Séb. Important changes in the timing of influenza epidemics in the WHO European Region over the past 20 years: virological surveillance 1996 to 2016. Euro Surveill. 2018;23(1):pii=17-00302. Abstract
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The global epidemiology of many infectious diseases has changed in recent years; a number of concomitant and mostly anthropogenic factors play a role in this process, including climate change, increased ... D Iuliano, etc.,al. Estimates of global seasonal influenza-associated respiratory mortality: a modelling study. Lancet. Abstract
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SummaryBackgroundEstimates of influenza-associated mortality are important for national and international decision making on public health priorities. Previous estimates of 250?000–500?000 annual influenza ... M. Andrew, etc.,al. Influenza vaccine effectiveness against influenza-related hospitalization during a season with mixed outbreaks of four influenza viruses: a test-negative case-control study in adults in Canada. BMC Infectious Diseases. Abstract
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The Serious Outcomes Surveillance (SOS) Network was established to monitor seasonal influenza complications among hospitalized Canadian adults and to assess the effectiveness of influenza vaccination against ... Tsuzuki S, Schwehm M, Eichner M. Simulation studies to assess the long-term effects of Japan´s change from trivalent to quadrivalent influenza vaccination. Vaccine 2017 Dec 29. Abstract
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BACKGROUND: Since 2013/2014, the WHO has been recommending quadrivalent influenza vaccines (QIV) to prevent seasonal influenza. In 2015, Japan replaced trivalent influenza vaccines (TIV) by QIV. We used ... Florek NW, Campos LM, Braun KM, McLean HQ, et al. An updated influenza A(H3N2) vaccine generates limited antibody responses to previously encountered antigens in children. Vaccine 2017 Dec 14. Abstract
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BACKGROUND: Influenza vaccination may provide a "back-boost" to antibodies against previously encountered strains. If the back-boost effect is common, this could allow more aggressive vaccine updates, ... Iuliano AD, Roguski KM, Chang HH, Muscatello DJ, e. Estimates of global seasonal influenza-associated respiratory mortality: a modelling study. Lancet 2017 Dec 13. Abstract
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BACKGROUND: Estimates of influenza-associated mortality are important for national and international decision making on public health priorities. Previous estimates of 250?000-500?000 annual influenza ... Tsou TP, Su CP, Huang WT, Yang JR, Liu MT.. Influenza A(H3N2) virus variants and patient characteristics during a summer influenza epidemic in Taiwan, 2017. Euro Surveill. 2017 Dec;22. Abstract
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Recently, influenza A(H3N2) virus variants carrying substitutions N121K, S144K and T135K have been reported in Canada, Denmark, Israel and the United Kingdom (UK), causing outbreaks during the northern ... W Cheng, etc.,al. Comparison of the three waves of avian influenza A(H7N9) virus circulation since live poultry markets were permanently closed in the main urban areas in Zhejiang Province July, 2014~June, 2017. doi: 10.1111/irv.12532. Abstract
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Summary
Background
The sudden increase of the number of human cases infected with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus after September, 2016 raised global concern.
Objectives
To assess the changes of epidemiological ... Ortiz JR, Hickling J, Jones R, Donabedian A, et al. Report on eighth WHO meeting on development of influenza vaccines that induce broadly protective and long-lasting immune responses: Chicago, USA, 23-24 August 2016. Vaccine 2017 Dec 5. Abstract
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In August 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) convened the "Eighth meeting on development of influenza vaccines that induce broadly protective and long-lasting immune responses" to discuss the regulatory ... Ryu S, Lim JS, Cowling BJ, Chun BC. Low risk of avian influenza A (H5N6) transmission to depopulation workers in Korea. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2017 Dec 13. Abstract
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An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N6) virus occurred between November 20, 2016 and March 1, 2017 in poultry farms, in the Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea. To identify the risk ... Kim HK, Kim HJ, Noh JY, Van Phan L, et al. Serological evidence of H5-subtype influenza A virus infection in indigenous avian and mammalian species in Korea. Arch Virol 2017 Dec 4. Abstract
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In Korea, H5-subtype highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has caused huge economic losses in poultry farms through outbreaks of H5N1 since 2003, H5N8 since 2013 and H5N6 since 2016. Although it was ... Nagy A, Mettenleiter TC, Abdelwhab EM. A brief summary of the epidemiology and genetic relatedness of avian influenza H9N2 virus in birds and mammals in the Middle East and North Africa. Epidemiol Infect 2017 Nov 23. Abstract
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H9N2 is the most widespread avian influenza virus subtype in poultry worldwide. It infects a broad spectrum of host species including birds and mammals. Infections in poultry and humans vary from silent ... Zhou L, Chen E, Bao C, Xiang N, Wu J, Wu S, et al. Clusters of Human Infection and Human-to-Human Transmission of Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus, 2013~2017. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Feb. Abstract
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To detect changes in human-to-human transmission of influenza A(H7N9) virus, we analyzed characteristics of 40 clusters of case-patients during 5 epidemics in China in 2013–2017. Similarities in number ... R Pebody, etc.,al. End-of-season influenza vaccine effectiveness in adults and children, United Kingdom, 2016/17. Eurosurveillance Vol 22, Issue 44, Nov 2017. Abstract
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The United Kingdom (UK) has a long-standing influenza selective immunisation programme offering inactivated vaccine to people 65 years of age and older and those 6 months to less than 65 years of age with ... A. Marinova-Petkova et al.. Avian Influenza A(H7N2) Virus in Human Exposed to Sick Cats, New York, USA, 2016. EID Vol 23, Dec 2017. Abstract
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An outbreak of influenza A(H7N2) virus in cats in a shelter in New York, NY, USA, resulted in zoonotic transmission. Virus isolated from the infected human was closely related to virus isolated from a ... Kleyheeg E, Slaterus R, Bodewes R, Rijks JM, Spier. Deaths among Wild Birds during Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Virus Outbreak, the Netherlands. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Dec. Abstract
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During autumn–winter 2016–2017, highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) viruses caused mass die-offs among wild birds in the Netherlands. Among the ≈13,600 birds reported dead, most were tufted ducks ... 1971 items, 20/Page, Page[59/99][|<<] [|<] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] [57] [58] [59] [60] [>|] [>>|] |
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