F.I.C will suspend operating for 7 days in memory of Mrs. Li JH    
submitted by kickingbird at May, 27, 2009 from F.I.C
The major sponsor of F.I.C, and the mother for us all, Mrs. Li JH has passed away on the early morning of 27th, May. In order to show our deepest sorrow and greatest respect, F.I.C will suspend operating ...

OIE: Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), Australia    
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Information received on 27/01/2012 from Dr Mark Andrew Schipp, Chief Veterinary Officer, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Canberra, Australia Summary Report ...

WHO: Avian influenza - situation in China - update    
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24 January 2012 - The Ministry of Health of China has notified WHO of a human case of avian influenza A (H5N1) virus infection.?? The case is a 39 year-old male from Guiyan City, Guizhou Province. He ...

China: Goose carcass found in Sham Tseng tests positive for H5N1 virus in HongKong    
submitted by kickingbird at 1 days ago from news.gov.hk
Goose carcass found in Sham Tseng tests positive for H5N1 virus**********************************************************      A spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and ...

WHO: Avian influenza – situation in Viet Nam    
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20 January 2012 - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced a confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. The case was an 18 year-old male from Kien Giang Province. He developed ...

Skowronski DM, De Serres G, Janjua NZ, Gardy JL, G. Cross-reactive antibody to swine influenza A(H3N2) subtype virus in children and adults before and after immunisation with 2010/11 trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine in Canada, August to November. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(4):pii=20066.  Full Text  
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In pre- and post-immunisation sera from children (17–120 months-old) and adults (20–59 years-old) immunised with 2010/11 trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine, we assessed age-related patterns of sero-susceptibility ...

Eefje J. A. Schrauwen,etc.,al. The multi basic cleavage site in H5N1 virus is critical for systemic spread along the olfactory and hematogenous routes in ferrets. 2012, doi: 10.1128/?JVI.06828-11.  Abstract  
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The route by which highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus spreads systemically, including the central nervous system (CNS), is largely unknown in mammals. Especially the olfactory route, which ...

FONTANA J, Cardone G, Heymann JB, Winkler DC, et a. Structural changes in influenza virus at low pH characterized by cryo-electron tomography. J Virol. 2012.  Abstract  
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Influenza virus enters host cells by endocytosis. The low pH of endosomes triggers conformational changes in hemagglutinin (HA) that mediate fusion of the viral and endosomal membranes. We have used cryo-electron ...

KOBAYASHI Y, Suzuki Y. Evidence for N-glycan shielding of antigenic sites during evolution of human influenza A virus hemagglutinin. J Virol. 2012.  Abstract  
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After the emergence of influenza A viruses in the human population, the number of N-glycosylation sites (NGS) in the globular head region of hemagglutinin (HA) has increased continuously for several decades. ...

KANCHANA S, Kanchana S, Chuntrakul C, Malathum K,. Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus infection: persistent viral shedding after Oseltamivir treatment. J Infect. 2011;63:295-9..  Abstract  
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OBJECTIVES: To study pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virological outcomes after Oseltamivir treatment in confirmed cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus infections. A hospital-based cohort study was conducted in ...