Brown JD, Stallknecht DE, Beck JR, Suarez DL, Sway. Susceptibility of North American Ducks and Gulls to H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Nov publication. Abstract
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Since 2002, H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses have been associated with deaths in numerous wild avian species throughout Eurasia. We assessed the clinical response and extent and duration ... Uscher-Pines L, Omer SB, Barnett DJ, Burke TA, Bal. Priority Setting for Pandemic Influenza: An Analysis of National Preparedness Plans. PLoS Med. 2006 Oct 17;3(10).. Full Text
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Recognizing the potential severe impact of pandemic influenza, the World Health Organization (WHO) urges every country to develop or maintain an up-to-date national influenza preparedness plan, and provides ... Rothman RE, Irvin CB, Moran GJ, Sauer L, Bradshaw. Respiratory hygiene in the emergency department. Ann Emerg Med. 2006 Nov;48(5):570-82.Epub 2006 Aug. Abstract
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The emergency department (ED) is an essential component of the public health response plan for control of acute respiratory infectious threats. Effective respiratory hygiene in the ED is imperative to ... Desheva JA, Lu XH, Rekstin AR, Rudenko LG, Swayne. Characterization of an influenza A H5N2 reassortant as a candidate for live-attenuated and inactivated vaccines against highly pathogenic H5N1 viruses with pandemic potential. Vaccine. 2006 Jun 28. Abstract
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We generated a high-growth 7:1 reassortant (Len17/H5) that contained the hemagglutinin (HA) gene from non-pathogenic A/Duck/Potsdam/1402-6/86 (H5N2) virus and other genes from the cold-adapted (ca) attenuated ... Guo Z, Chen LM, Zeng H, Gomez JA, Plowden J, Fujit. NS1 Protein of Influenza A Virus Inhibits the Function of Intracytoplasmic Pathogen Sensor, RIG-I. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2006 Oct 19. Abstract
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Retinoic acid-inducible gene I (RIG-I) has recently been identified as one of the key intracellular sensors of virus infection. RIG-I binds to cytosolic double-stranded RNA and initiates a signaling cascade ... Sawada T, Hashimoto T, Nakano H, Suzuki T, Ishida. Why does avian influenza A virus hemagglutinin bind to avian receptor stronger than to human receptor? Ab initio fragment molecular orbital studies. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2006 Oct 12. Abstract
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Influenza A viruses attach to alpha-sialosides on the target cell surface by their hemagglutinins, which strictly recognize the difference in sialic acid-galactose linkage. Why does avian virus H3 subtype ... Wu G, Yan S. Fate of influenza A virus proteins. Medline. Abstract
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In this review we summarize the current state, history, future, mutation tendency and species susceptibility of influenza A virus proteins based on our probabilistic analyses on amino acid pairs, and compare ... Songserm T, Amonsin A, Jam-on R, Sae-Heng N, Pariy. Fatal Avian Influenza A H5N1 in a Dog. Emerg Infect Dis 2006 Nov. Full Text
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Avian influenza H5N1 virus is known to cross the species barrier and infect humans and felines. We report a fatal H5N1 infection in a dog following ingestion of an H5N1-infected duck during an outbreak ... Apisarnthanarak A, Auewaraku P, et al.. Avian Influenza H5N1 Screening of Intensive Care Unit Patients with Community-acquired Pneumonia. Emerg Infect Dis 2006 Nov. Abstract
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From February 1, 2005, to January 31, 2006, we screened 115 adults for avian influenza (H5N1) and influenza A if admitted to an intensive care unit with pneumonia. Using reverse transcription-PCR, viral ... Vachon M-L, Dionne N, Leblanc E, Moisan D, Bergero. Human Parainfluenza Type 4 Infections, Canada. Emerg Infect Dis 2006 Aug. Abstract
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During the fall/winter season of 2004–05, we found 9 respiratory specimens positive for human parainfluenza virus type 4 (HPIV-4) in our laboratory (43% of all HPIVs) from patients with mild to moderate ... Glass RJ, Glass LM, Beyeler WE, Min HJ.. Targeted Social Distancing Design for Pandemic Influenza. Emerg Infect Dis 2006 Nov. Abstract
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Targeted social distancing to mitigate pandemic influenza can be designed through simulation of influenza's spread within local community social contact networks. We demonstrate this design for a stylized ... Kong W, Hood C, Yang A, et al.. Protective immunity to lethal challenge of the 1918 pandemic influenza virus by vaccination. Proc Nat Acad Sci 2006;103(43):15987-91. Abstract
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The remarkable infectivity and virulence of the 1918 influenza virus resulted in an unprecedented pandemic, raising the question of whether it is possible to develop protective immunity to this virus and ... BAO Hong-mei, etc.,al. Development of a one-step RT-PCR assay for detection of A subtype avian influenza virus. Veterinary Science in China. Abstract
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A one-step RT-PCR assay was developed to detect avian influenza virus(AIV).A pair of specific oligonucleotide primers was designed for the detection of AIV according to M gene sequences.Sensitivity for ... Watanabe K, Fuse T, Asano I, Tsukahara F, Maru Y,. Identification of Hsc70 as an influenza virus matrix protein (M1) binding factor involved in the virus life cycle. FEBS Lett. 2006 Sep 27. Abstract
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Influenza virus matrix protein 1 (M1) has been shown to play a crucial role in the virus replication, assembly and budding. We identified heat shock cognate protein 70 (Hsc70) as a M1 binding protein by ... Guang Wu, Shaomin Yan. Searching of main cause leading to severe influenza A virus mutations and consequently to influenza pandemics/epidemics. Am J Infect Dis. Full Text
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Abstract: The unpredictable mutations in the proteins from influenza A virus lead to the greatdifficulty in prevention of possible outbreak of bird flu and pandemic/epidemic of influenza. Thisunpredictability ... Boltz DA, Douangngeun B, Sinthasak S, Phommachanh. H5N1 Influenza Viruses in Lao People´s Democratic Republic. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Nov edition. Full Text
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H5N1 influenza viruses have continuously circulated in southeastern Asia since 1996 (1–5). During late 2003 and early 2004, highly pathogenic H5N1 spread throughout China, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, ... Prosser LA, Bridges CB, Uyeki TM, Hinrichsen VL, M. Health Benefits, Risks, and Cost-Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccination of Children. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Nov edition. Full Text
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The risks of influenza, both annual epidemic and pandemic, have caused national policymakers to ask whether routine influenza vaccination should be expanded to healthy children and adults of all ages. ... Glass RJ, Glass LM, Beyeler WE, Min HJ.. Targeted Social Distancing Design for Pandemic Influenza. Emerg Infect Dis . 2006 Nov edition. Full Text
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At the start of an influenza pandemic, effective vaccine and antiviral drugs may not be available to the general population (1,2). If the accompanying illness and death rates of the virus strain are high, ... Wang M, Di B, Zhou D-H, Zheng B-J, Jing H, Lin Y-P. Food Markets with Live Birds as Source of Avian Influenza. Emerg Infect Dis.2006 Nov edition. Full Text
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI) H5N1 infected 202 persons worldwide and killed 113 as of April 30, 2006 (1). Most patients were exposed to ill or dead birds or were involved in the slaughter ... Tellier R.. Review of Aerosol Transmission of Influenza A Virus. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Nov edition. Full Text
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