China: Second confirmed human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Hong Kong under CHP investigation    
submitted by kickingbird at 5 days ago from CHP, HongKong
    The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) is today (December 6) investigating another confirmed human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Hong Kong ...

WHO: Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus-update    
submitted by kickingbird at 9 hours ago from WHO
On 28 November and 6 December 2013, the National Health and Family Planning Commission, China notified WHO of two new laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus. The ...

H7N9 found in China poultry markets    
submitted by kickingbird at 10 hours ago from Xinhua News Agency
Samples taken from two live poultry markets in south China´s Guangdong Province have tested positive for H7N9 bird flu, the provincial health authority confirmed on Wednesday. Three samples from the ...

China: a new H7N9 case reported in Zhejiang    
submitted by kickingbird at 6 days ago from F.I.C
A new H7N9 positive case reported in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province (http://map.flu.org.cn) , according to the local authority.The patient, male, surname Yu, 30 year old, confirmed to be H7N9 positive ...

OIE: Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) ,Germany    
submitted by kickingbird at 8 days ago from OIE
Information received on 03/12/2013 from Dr. Karin Schwabenbauer, Ministerial Dirigentin and Chief Veterinary Officer , Directorate of Animal Health, Animal Welfare, Bundesministerium für Ern?hrung, Landwirtschaft ...

Rui Xu,m etc.,al. Preferential Recognition of Avian-Like Receptors in Human Influenza A H7N9 Viruses. Science 6 December 2013.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from Science 6 December 2013
The 2013 outbreak of avian-origin H7N9 influenza in eastern China has raised concerns about its ability to transmit in the human population. The hemagglutinin glycoprotein of most human H7N9 viruses carries ...

Liu W, Yang K, Qi X, Xu K, Ji H, Ai J, Ge A, Wu Y,. Spatial and temporal analysis of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus in China, 2013. Euro Surveill. 2013;18(47):pii=20640..  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 22, 2013 from Euro Surveill. 2013;18(47):pii=20640.
Descriptive and geographic information system methods were used to depict the spatial and temporal characteristics of the outbreak of human infection with a novel avian influenza A(H7N9) virus in mainland ...

N Cao, Etc.,al. Avian influenza A (H5N1) virus antibodies in pigs and residents of swine farms, southern China. JCV.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 18, 2013 from JCV
Abstract  Background Since 1997, the H5 avian influenza viruses (AIVs) circulating in China have become an international concern. Clade 2.3.2 of H5N1 AIVs is genetically distinct from the viruses ...

WONG KK, Jain S, Blanton L, Dhara R, et al. Influenza-Associated Pediatric Deaths in the United States, 2004-2012. Pediatrics. 2013 Oct 28.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 4, 2013 from Pediatrics. 2013 Oct 28
BACKGROUND:Influenza-associated deaths in children occur annually. We describe the epidemiology of influenza-associated pediatric deaths from the 2004-2005 through the 2011-2012 influenza seasons.METHODS:Deaths ...

MEDINA J, Guillot V, Totain E, Rouleau M, et al. Vero/CHOK1, a novel mixture of cell lines that is optimal for the rescue of influenza A vaccine seeds. J Virol Methods. 2013 Oct 23.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 4, 2013 from J Virol Methods. 2013 Oct 23
Seasonal and pandemic influenza vaccine manufacturing is challenged with a tight production schedule. Reverse genetics constitutes a rapid method for creating viruses. Vero and CHOK1 cells were found to ...