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Avian Influenza

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May 12
H5N1 plagues Seoul, causes outbreaks in other cities
May 9
India, South Korea, Vietnam confirm H5N1 outbreaks
May 6
WHO begins pandemic guidance update
May 5
South Korea, Japan find more H5N1 in birds
Apr 29
Toronto officials approve antivirals for city workers
Indonesian boy dies of avian flu; Japan confirms H5N1 in swans
Apr 28
Japan finds H5 virus in swans; India, Vietnam cite outbreaks
Apr 23
Indonesia denies seeking payment for virus samples
Apr 22
HHS official reports on Southeast Asia issues
Apr 21
South Korea raises H5N1 culling target to 5.3 million
Apr 18
Boy's illness raises Egypt's H5N1 count to 50
Apr 17
South Korea raises H5N1 alert as outbreak reports rise
HHS secretary blogs on impasse with Indonesia
Apr 15
Japan set to begin prepandemic vaccination
Apr 14
H5N1 strikes poultry in South Korea, Russia
Apr 11
Egypt reports another H5N1 death
Apr 9
Chinese man probably caught H5N1 from son
Apr 7
India, South Korea, China report H5N1 outbreaks
19-year-old Egyptian dies of avian flu
Apr 4
H5N1 resurfaces in South Korean poultry
Apr 3
Two more H5N1 cases from Pakistan cluster verified
Mar 31
Three cases raise Indonesia's H5N1 count to 132
Mar 27
Swiss find H5N1 in wild duck; India has new outbreak
Mar 26
Ducks, rice, people add up to risk of H5N1 outbreaks
Mar 25
US officials launch regional stockpile to fight H5N1 in Asia
Mar 19
Turkey, Laos report more H5N1 in poultry
Mar 18
Face up to socioeconomic toll of H5N1, experts urge
FAO: H5N1 levels in Indonesia raise pandemic risk
Vietnamese boy dies of avian flu
Mar 17
Avian, human flu coinfection reported in Indonesian teen
Mar 10
India, Vietnam report more H5N1 outbreaks
H5N1 infects another Egyptian boy
Mar 5
Indonesia: Recent H5N1 viruses show no mutation
WHO confirms two H5N1 cases in Egypt
Mar 3
New case raises Egypt's H5N1 count to 45
Feb 28
FAO praises India's H5N1 response, urges vigilance
Feb 26
H5N1 infections reported in China, Vietnam, Egypt
Feb 25
China, Pakistan, and Vietnam report fresh H5N1 outbreaks
Feb 22
CDC expecting H5N1 samples from Indonesia
Feb 18
Pakistan reports another H5N1 outbreak
H5N1 cases rise in China, Indonesia, Vietnam
Feb 15
Man's death raises Vietnam's H5N1 fatalities to 50
Feb 14
Vietnam reports two new H5N1 cases, one fatal
Feb 13
USDA seeks more funds for food defense
Feb 12
H5N1 strikes birds in Laos
Daughter of Indonesian H5N1 patient infected
Feb 5
WHO: H5N1 strikes two more Indonesians
Bangladesh, Pakistan report fresh H5N1 outbreaks
Feb 1
Indonesia's H5N1 death toll rises to 102
Jan 30
Saudi Arabia, Tibet report H5N1 outbreaks
Jan 28
H5N1 spreads to more districts in India, Bangladesh
Indonesia logs 4 H5N1 cases; death toll reaches 100
Jan 25
Cambodian study hints at subclinical H5N1 cases
Jan 24
WHO confirms H5N1 deaths in Vietnam, Indonesia
FAO: Spate of H5N1 outbreaks warrants stronger controls
Jan 23
Vietnam reports H5N1 fatality
Jan 22
WHO catalogs H5N1 viruses, launches tracking system
Indonesia reports another H5N1 case
More H5N1 outbreaks in India; virus hits Turkish poultry
Jan 18
H5N1 reappears in Ukraine; India battles outbreaks
Deaths raise Indonesia's H5N1 fatality count to 97
Jan 17
Avian flu resurfaces in Iran, sparks worries in India
Jan 16
Exposure source unclear in 25% of human H5N1 cases
Jan 15
H5N1 strikes poultry in India again
    
Multi-antigen vaccines based on complex adenovirus vectors induce protective immune responses against H5N1 avian influenza viruses
From May 19 Vaccine

Development and validation of a one-step real-time PCR assay for simultaneous detection of subtype H5, H7, and H9 avian influenza viruses
From May J Clin Microbiol

Simultaneous genotyping of all hemagglutinin and neuraminidase subtypes of avian influenza viruses by use of padlock probes
From May J Clin Microbiol

H2N5 influenza virus isolates from terns in Australia: genetic reasssortants between those of the Eurasian and American lineages
From Virus Genes, published online May 3

Safety and reactogenicity profile of an adjuvanted H5N1 pandemic candidate vaccine in adults within a phase III safety trial
From May 2 Vaccine

Serological and genetic characterization analyses of a highly pathogenic influenza virus (H5N1) islolated from an infected man in Shenzhen
From Apr 21 J Med Virol

Human infection with highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza virus
From Apr 25 Lancet

Children, avian influenza H5N1, and preparing for the next pandemic
From May Arch Dis Childhood

Identification of oxidative stress and toll-like receptor 4 signalling as a key pathway of acute lung injury
From Apr 18 Cell

Hydrophobic inactivation of influenza viruses confers preservation of viral structure with enhanced immunogenicity
From May J Virol

Comparative efficacy of neutralizing antibodies elicited by recombinant hemagglutinin proteins from avian H5N1 influenza virus
From J Virol, published online Apr 16

Confronting an influenza pandemic with inexpensive generic agents: can it be done?
From Lancet Infect Dis, published online Apr 16

Combinatorial antibody libraries from survivors of the Turkish H5N1 avian influenza outbreak reveal virus neutralization strategies
From Proc Natl Acad Sci, published online Apr 14

Pathology, molecular biology, and pathogenesis of avian influenza A (H5N1) infection in humans
From Am J Pathol, published online Apr 10

Evidence for avian influenza A infections among Iowa's agricultural workers
From Influenza Other Resp Viruses, published online Apr 7

Human-like receptor specificity does not affect the neuraminidase-inhibitor susceptibility of H5N1 viruses
From PLos Pathog, published online Apr 11

Injectable peramivir mitigates disease and promotes survival in ferrets and mice infected with the highly virulent influenza virus A/Vietnam/1203/04 (H5N1)
From Apr Virology

Understanding avian influenza
FAO overview released Apr 7

Probable limited person-to-person transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus in China
From Lancet, published online Apr 8

Global epidemiology of human infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) viruses
From special issue Respirology, published online Mar 28

Update on influenza vaccines
From special issue Respirology, published online Mar 28

Update on influenza antivirals
From special issue Respirology, published online Mar 28

Avian Influenza (Bird Flu): Implications for Human Disease
CIDRAP-authored overview updated Apr 3


Transmission of avian influenza virus (H3N2) to dogs
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Mar 28

The influenza primer design resource: a new tool for translating influenza sequence data into effective diagnostics
From Jan Influenza Other Resp Viruses, available online Mar 28

Mapping H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza risk in Southeast Asia
From Proc Natl Acad Sci, published online Mar 24

The influenza primer design resource: a new tool for translating influenza sequence data into effective diagnostics
From Jan Influenza Other Resp Viruses, available online Mar 28

Wild ducks as long-distance vectors of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1)
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Mar 21

Multiple sublineages of influenza A virus (H5N1), Vietnam, 2005-2007
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Mar 21

Reassortant avian influenza virus (H5N1) in poultry, Nigeria, 2007
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Mar 21

Oseltamivir prophylactic regimens prevent H5N1 influenza morbidity and mortality in a ferret model
From J Infect Dis, published online Mar 21

Avian Influenza (Bird Flu): Agricultural and Wildlife Considerations
CIDRAP-authored overview updated Mar 17


Bird flu situation in Indonesia critical
FAO report released Mar 18

A broadly protective vaccine against globally dispersed clade 1 and clade 2 H5N1 influenza viruses
From J Infect Dis, published online Mar 18

A survey of knowledge, attitudes and practices towards avian influenza in an adult population of Italy
From Mar 17 BMC Infect Dis

Current and future antiviral therapy of severe seasonal and avian influenza
From Apr Antiviral Res

The Southeast Asian Influenza Clinical Research Network: development and challenges for a new multilateral research endeavor
From Apr Antiviral Res

Protection of cats against lethal influenza H5N1 challenge infection
From Apr J Gen Virol

Ecology of H3 avian influenza viruses in Korea and assessment of their pathogenic potentials
From Apr J Gen Virol

Identification of the progenitors of Indonesian and Vietnamese avian influenza A (H5N1) viruses from southern China
From Apr J Virol

Development of Eurasian H7N7/PR8 high growth reassortant virus for clinical evaluation as an inactivated pandemic influenza vaccine
From Mar 25 Vaccine

Avian influenza A (H5N1) infection in a patient in China, 2006
From Sep/Nov 2007 Influenza Other Resp Viruses

Cross-neutralization of antibodies elicited by an inactivated split-virion influenza A/Vietnam/1194/2004 (H5N1) vaccine in healthy adults against H5N1 clade 2 strains
From Sep/Nov 2007 Influenza Other Resp Viruses

Determination of oseltamivir quality by colorimetric and liquid chromatographic methods
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Mar 5

Avian influenza knowledge, medical students, Iran
Letter from Emerg Infect Dis, published online Mar 5

Protective efficacy of several vaccines against highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus under experimental conditions
From Mar 20 Vaccine

Rapid differentiation of influenza A virus subtypes and genetic screening for virus variants by high-resolution melting analysis
From Mar J Clin Microbiol

Development of an immunochromatographic strip for rapid detection of H9 subtype avian influenza viruses
From Mar Clin Vaccine Immunol

Effects of adjuvants on the safety and immunogenicity of an avian influenza H5N1 vaccine in adults
From Mar 1 J Infect Dis supplement

Flu virus research yields results but no magic bullet for pandemic
News analysis from Feb 29 Science

Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1) in domestic poultry and relationship with migratory birds, South Korea
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Feb 26

Low frequency of infection with avian influenza virus (H5N1) among poultry farmers, Thailand, 2004
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Feb 26

Influenza A H5N1 immigration is filtered out at some international borders
From Feb 27 PLoS ONE

 

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