China: CHP closely monitors additional human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Mainland    
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     The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) is today (March 6) closely monitoring an additional human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) on the Mainland, ...

OIE: Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) ,Germany    
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Information received on 04/03/2015 from Dr. Karin Schwabenbauer, Ministerial Dirigentin and Chief Veterinary Officer , Directorate of Animal Health, Animal Welfare, Bundesministerium für Ern?hrung, Landwirtschaft ...

China: CHP notified of additional human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Guangdong    
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      The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) is today (March 3) closely monitoring an additional human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Guangdong ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza ,Myanmar    
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Information received on 28/02/2015 from Dr Myint Than, Director General, Livestock Breeding and Veterinary, Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar Summary Report type Immediate ...

China: CHP notified of two additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Guangdong    
submitted by kickingbird at 5 days ago from CHP, HongKong
     The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) is today (March 1) closely monitoring two additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Guangdong ...

Khan SU, Anderson BD, Heil GL, Liang S, et al. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Seroprevalence of Influenza A (H9N2) Virus Infection Among Humans. J Infect Dis 2015..  Abstract  
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INTRODUCTION: ?Given that Influenza A (H9N2) subtype viruses are recognized as a pandemic threat, we evaluated the overall burden of H9N2 infections among avian-exposed human populations. METHODS: ?We ...

Wong JY, Wu P, Goldstein E, Lau EH, et al.. Analysis of potential changes in seriousness of influenza A and B viruses in Hong Kong from 2001 to 2011. Epidemiol Infect 2015;143:766-71..  Abstract  
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SUMMARY Continued monitoring of the seriousness of influenza viruses is a public health priority. We applied time-series regression models to data on cardio-respiratory mortality rates in Hong Kong from ...

Baranovich T, Bahl J, Marathe BM, Culhane M, et al. Influenza A viruses of swine circulating in the United States during 2009-2014 are susceptible to neuraminidase inhibitors but show lineage-dependent resistance to adamantanes. Antiviral Res 2015 Feb 19. pii: S0166-3542.  Abstract  
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Antiviral drug susceptibility is one of the evaluation criteria of pandemic potential posed by an influenza virus. Influenza A viruses of swine (IAV-S) can play an important role in generating novel variants, ...

Dittmann M, Hoffmann HH, Scull MA, Gilmore RH, et. A serpin shapes the extracellular environment to prevent influenza a virus maturation. Cell 2015;160:631-643..  Abstract  
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Interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs) act in concert to provide a tight barrier against viruses. Recent studies have shed light on the contribution of individual ISG effectors to the antiviral state, but ...

TAN Wei, XIE Zhixun. Research Progress in A Novel H17N10 Subtype of Bat Influenza A Virus. Chinese Journal of Virology.  Abstract  
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Abstract: A novel H17N10 subtype of the influenza A viruses was found in bats in 2012. Protein sequence and structural analyses revealed that the HA17 and NA10 proteins of this strain are different from ...