OIE: Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) ,United States of America    
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Information received on 22/04/2014 from Dr John Clifford, Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, United States of America Summary Report ...

WHO: Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus - update    
submitted by kickingbird at 6 days ago from WHO
16 April 2014 - On 15 April 2014, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) of China notified WHO of an additional laboratory-confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza ,Korea (Dem. People´s Rep.)    
submitted by kickingbird at 8 days ago from OIE
Information received on 16/04/2014 from Mr Ri Kyong Gun, Director of the Veterinary and, Ministry of Agriculture, Anti-Epizootic Department, PYONGYANG, Korea (Dem. People's Rep.) Summary Report ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza ,Japan    
submitted by kickingbird at 10 days ago from OIE
Information received on 13/04/2014 from Dr Toshiro Kawashima, CVO, Animal Health Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tokyo , Japan Summary Report type Immediate notification Date ...

WHO: Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus - update    
submitted by kickingbird at 11 days ago from WHO
11 April 2014 - The Centre for Health Protection (CHP), Hong Kong, SAR, China and the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) of China recently notified WHO of 2 additional laboratory-confirmed ...

Elbahesh H, Cline T, Baranovich T, Govorkova EA, e. Novel Roles of Focal Adhesion Kinase in Cytoplasmic Entry and Replication of Influenza A Viruses. J Virol. 2014 Apr 2.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 6, 2014 from J Virol. 2014 Apr 2
Viruses modulate cellular signaling pathways at almost every step of the infection cycle. Cellular signaling pathways activated at later times of influenza infections have previously been investigated; ...

DERMODY TS, Sandri-Goldin RM, Shenk T. Sequence Changes Associated with Respiratory Transmission of H7N1 Influenza Virus in Mammals. J Virol. 2014.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 6, 2014 from J Virol. 2014
In this issue of the Journal of Virology, we publish a paper by Troy C. Sutton and colleagues from the University of Maryland, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, and the Istituto Zooprofilattico ...

SUTTON TC, Finch C, Shao H, Angel M, et al. Airborne Transmission of Highly Pathogenic H7N1 Influenza in Ferrets. J Virol. 2014.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 6, 2014 from J Virol. 2014
Avian H7 influenza viruses are recognized as potential pandemic viruses as personnel often become infected during poultry outbreaks. H7 infections in humans typically cause mild conjunctivitis; however, ...

TRAPP S, Soubieux D, Marty H, Esnault E, et al. Shortening the unstructured, interdomain region of the non-structural protein NS1 of an avian H1N1 influenza virus increases its replication and pathogenicity in chickens. J Gen Virol. 2014 Apr 2. doi: 10.1099/vir.0.063776.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 6, 2014 from J Gen Virol. 2014 Apr 2. doi: 10.1099/vir.0.063776
Currently circulating H5N1 influenza viruses have undergone a complex evolution since the appearance of their progenitor A/Goose/Guangdong/1/96 in 1996. After the eradication of the H5N1 viruses that emerged ...

LIU Q, Chen H, Huang J, Chen Y, et al. A nonpathogenic duck-origin H9N2 influenza A virus adapts to high pathogenicity in mice. Arch Virol. 2014.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 6, 2014 from Arch Virol. 2014
H9N2 influenza viruses continue to circulate in wild birds and poultry in Eurasian countries and have repeatedly infected mammals, including pigs and humans, posing a significant threat to public health. ...