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 ... WHO. Epidemic-prone & pandemic-prone acute respiratory diseases. WHO. Abstract
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Summary GuidanceWHO/CDS/EPR/2007.8:: English (Full text) [pdf 2.79Mb] :: French [pdf 2.83Mb] The advice in this Summary guidance is drawn from Infection prevention and control of epidemic- and pandemic-prone ... Washio M, Oura A, Mori M.. Ecological studies on influenza infection and the effect of vaccination: Their advantages and limitations. Vaccine. 2008 Jun 20. Abstract
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Ecological studies lack the ability to control for the effects of confounding factors. The findings of a linear relationship between average exposure and disease frequency in ecological studies do not ... WHO. Options for the use of human H5N1 influenza vaccines and the WHO H5N1 vaccine stockpile. WHO. Full Text
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Executive summary 1. Characteristics of candidate human H5N1 influenza vaccines2. Options for using human H5N1 influenza vaccines3. Options ... Saltyt? Benth J, Hofoss D. Modelling and prediction of weekly incidence of influenza A specimens in England and Wales. Epidemiol Infect. 2008 Apr 7;:1-9. Abstract
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SUMMARYWe propose a rather simple model, which fits well the weekly human influenza incidence data from England and Wales. A standard way to analyse seasonally varying time-series is to decompose them ... Cauchemez S, Valleron AJ, Bo?lle PY, Flahault A, F. Estimating the impact of school closure on influenza transmission from Sentinel data. Nature. 2008 Apr 10;452(7188):750-4. Abstract
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The threat posed by the highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza virus requires public health authorities to prepare for a human pandemic. Although pre-pandemic vaccines and antiviral drugs might significantly ... Barr HL, Macfarlane JT, Macgregor O, Foxwell R, Bu. Ethical planning for an influenza pandemic. Clin Med. 2008 Feb;8(1):49-52.. Abstract
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A U.K. Pandemic Influenza Contingency Plan was developed in 2006 but little research has since been carried out as to how ethically acceptable it will be to society. A survey containing two hypothetical ... Ciofi degli Atti ML, Merler S, Rizzo C, Ajelli M,. Mitigation measures for pandemic influenza in Italy: an individual based model considering different scenarios. PLoS ONE. 2008 Mar 12;3(3):e1790. Full Text
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BACKGROUND: Individual-based models can provide the most reliable estimates of the spread of infectious diseases. In the present study, we evaluated the diffusion of pandemic influenza in Italy and the ... Halloran ME, Ferguson NM, Eubank S, Longini IM Jr,. Modeling targeted layered containment of an influenza pandemic in the United States. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Mar 10. Full Text
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Planning a response to an outbreak of a pandemic strain of influenza is a high public health priority. Three research groups using different individual-based, stochastic simulation models have examined ... Wong TY, Koh GCh, Cheong SK, Lee HY, Fong YT, Sund. Concerns, Perceived Impact and Preparedness in an Avian Influenza Pandemic - a Comparative Study between Healthcare Workers in Primary and Tertiary Care. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2008 Feb;37(2):96-7.. Abstract
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Introduction: With the potential threat of an avian influenza (AI) pandemic, healthcare workers (HCWs) are expected to play important roles, and they encounter significant stress levels from an expected ... Davey VJ, Glass RJ.. Rescinding community mitigation strategies in an influenza pandemic. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Mar;14(3):365-72.. Abstract
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Using a networked, agent-based computational model of a stylized community, we evaluated thresholds for rescinding 2 community mitigation strategies after an influenza pandemic. We ended child sequestering ... McLeod MA, Baker M, Wilson N, Kelly H, Kiedrzynski. Protective effect of maritime quarantine in South pacific jurisdictions, 1918-19 influenza pandemic. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Mar;14(3):468-70.. Abstract
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We reviewed mortality data of the 1918-19 influenza pandemic for 11 South Pacific Island jurisdictions. Four of these appear to have successfully delayed or excluded the arrival of pandemic influenza by ... Li WC, Shih SR, Huang YC, Chen GW, Chang SC, Hsiao. Clinical and genetic characterization of severe influenza B-associated diseases during an outbreak in Taiwan. J Clin Virol. 2008 Mar 4. Abstract
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BACKGROUND: Mismatches between circulating and vaccine strains of influenza virus had been observed in Taiwan. A comprehensive clinical and genetic analysis of influenza B viruses-associated important ... Higgs ES, Hayden FG, Chotpitayasunondh T, Whitwort. The Southeast Asian Influenza Clinical Research Network: Development and challenges for a new multilateral research endeavor. Antiviral Res. 2007 Nov 20. Abstract
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The Southeast Asia Influenza Clinical Research Network (SEA ICRN) (www.seaclinicalresearch.org) is a recently developed multilateral, collaborative partnership that aims to advance scientific knowledge ... Wallace RG, Fitch WM. Influenza A H5N1 Immigration Is Filtered Out at Some International Borders. PLoS ONE. 2008 Feb 27;3(2):e1697.. Full Text
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BACKGROUND: Geographic spread of highly pathogenic influenza A H5N1, the bird flu strain, appears a necessary condition for accelerating the evolution of a related human-to-human infection. As H5N1 spreads ... Zhou Bo-ping, etc.,al. The treatment of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa with polymyxin B or E in a patient with the highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H_5N_1) infection:a case report and review of the literature. Chinese Journal of Antibiotics. Abstract
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Objective To study the treatment of the multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa(MDRP) pulmonary infection in patient with the highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1)infection.Methods In June 2006,a ... RIZZO C, Lunelli A, Pugliese A, Bella A, et al. Scenarios of diffusion and control of an influenza pandemic in Italy. Epidemiol Infect. 2008 Feb 14;:1-8. Abstract
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SUMMARYTo predict the spread of a pandemic strain of influenza virus in Italy and the impact of control measures, we developed a susceptible-exposed, but not yet infectious-infectious-recovered, and no ... Rahman M, Bright RA, Kieke BA, Donahue JG, Greenle. Adamantane-resistant influenza infection during the 2004-05 season. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Jan;14(1):173-6.. Abstract
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Adamantane-resistant influenza A is an emerging problem, but infections caused by resistant and susceptible viruses have not been compared. We identified adamantane resistance in 47% of 152 influenza A ... Siddiqui MR, Edmunds WJ.. Cost-effectiveness of Antiviral Stockpiling and Near-Patient Testing for Potential Influenza Pandemic. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Feb;14(2):267-74.. Abstract
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A decision analytical model was developed to investigate the cost-effectiveness of stockpiling antiviral (AV) drugs for a potential influenza pandemic in the United Kingdom and the possible role of near-patient ... Andreasen V, Viboud C, Simonsen L. Epidemiologic characterization of the 1918 influenza pandemic summer wave in copenhagen: implications for pandemic control strategies. J Infect Dis. 2008 Jan 15;197(2):270-8.. Abstract
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The 1918-1919 A/H1N1 influenza pandemic killed 50 million people worldwide. Historical records suggest that an early pandemic wave struck Europe during the summer of 1918. Methods. @nbsp; We obtained surveillance ... 1965 items, 20/Page, Page[66/99][|<<] [|<] [61] [62] [63] [64] [65] [66] [67] [68] [69] [70] [>|] [>>|] |
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