Influenza and Other Respiratory VirusesThis is an RSS file. You can use it to subscribe to this data in your favourite RSS reader, such as GoogleReader, or to display this data on your own website or blog. Subscribe to this data using MyMedWorm.Subscribe to this data using GoogleReader.Subscribe to this data using Bloglines.Subscribe to this data using MyYahoo.

This page shows you the latest items in this publication.

29 records returned

Preliminary population-based epidemiological and clinical data on 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza A (pH1N1) from Lima, PeruEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses)
Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Yeny Tinoco, Hugo Razuri, Ernesto J. Ortiz, Jorge Gomez, Marc-Alain Widdowson, Timothy Uyeki, Victor Alberto Laguna-Torres, Tadeusz J. Kochel, Robert H. Gilman, Joel M. Montgomery Tags: Letters to the Editors Source Type: journals

Safety and immunogenicity of an inactivated thimerosal-free influenza vaccine in infants and childrenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Please cite this paper as: Nolan et al. (2009) Safety and immunogenicity of an inactivated thimerosal-free influenza vaccine in infants and children. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 3(6), 315[ndash]325.Objective Few prospective studies of inactivated split virion influenza vaccine have been conducted in infants and children. Our objective was to evaluate the safety, reactogenicity and immunogenicity of a thimerosal-free inactivated influenza vaccine (Fluvax®; CSL Limited, Parkville, Australia) in children aged 6 months to (Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses)
Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - October 21, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Terry Nolan, Peter C. Richmond, Jodie McVernon, Maryanne V. Skeljo, Gunter F. Hartel, Jillian Bennet, Russell L. Basser Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Development of a new candidate H5N1 avian influenza virus for pre-pandemic vaccine productionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion These results indicate that the Anhui/PR8 reassortant lost a major virulent determinant and it is suitable for its use in vaccine manufacturing and as a reference vaccine virus against the H5N1 clade 2.3.4 viruses circulating in eastern China, Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos. (Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses)
Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - October 21, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jie Dong, Yumiko Matsuoka, Taronna R. Maines, David E. Swayne, Eduardo O'Neill, C. Todd Davis, Neal Van-Hoven, Amanda Balish, Hong-jie Yu, Jacqueline M. Katz, Alexander Klimov, Nancy Cox, De-xin Li, Yu Wang, Yuan-ji Guo, Wei-zhong Yang, Ruben O. Donis, Yu Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Apropos 'performance of influenza point-of-care tests in the detection of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza viruses'Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses)
Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - October 21, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Subhash C. Arya, Nirmala Agarwal Tags: Letters to the Editors Source Type: journals

Concomitant administration of seasonal trivalent and pandemic monovalent H1N1 live attenuated influenza vaccinesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses)
Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - October 21, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jennifer C. Woo, Christopher S. Ambrose Tags: Letters to the Editors Source Type: journals

Molecular characterization of adenovirus circulating in Central and South America during the 2006–2008 periodEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this study, we have molecularly characterized 213 adenoviruses collected from ILI presenting patients, during 2006-08, in Central and South America.Results Our results indicate that 161(76%) adenoviruses belong to subgroup C, 45 (21%) to subgroup B and 7 (3%) to subtype E4. (Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses)
Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - October 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Josefina García, Merly Sovero, Victor Alberto Laguna-Torres, Jorge Gomez, Wilson Chicaiza, Melvin Barrantes, Felix Sanchez, Mirna Jimenez, Guillermo Comach, Ivette L. de Rivera, Roberto Agudo, Ana E. Arango, Alma Barboza, Nicolas Aguayo, Tadeusz J. Koche Source Type: journals

Estimation of the reproductive number and the serial interval in early phase of the 2009 influenza A/H1N1 pandemic in the USAEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions With adjustments for data imperfections we obtain useful estimates of key epidemiological parameters for the current influenza H1N1 outbreak in the United States. Estimates that adjust for suspected increases in reporting suggest that substantial reductions in the spread of this epidemic may be achievable with aggressive control measures, while sensitivity analyses suggest the possibility that even such measures would have limited effect in reducing total attack rates. (Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses)
Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - September 27, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Laura Forsberg White, Jacco Wallinga, Lyn Finelli, Carrie Reed, Steven Riley, Marc Lipsitch, Marcello Pagano Source Type: journals

Mortality burden of the 1918–1920 influenza pandemic in Hong KongEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses)
Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - September 10, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Pak-Leung Ho, Kin-Hung Chow Source Type: journals

Genomic events underlying the changes in adamantane resistance among influenza A(H3N2) viruses during 2006–2008Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions The decrease in adamantane resistance at that time was due to transient co-circulation of genotypes that emerged through reassortment. Our findings emphasize the importance of complete genome sequencing in understanding the complex nature of the relationship between influenza virus evolution and antiviral resistance. The recent emergence of the pandemic multi-reassortant H1N1 virus underscores the importance of whole genome sequence monitoring for rapid detection of such unusual and novel strains. (Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses)
Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - September 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Varough Deyde, Rebecca Garten, Tiffany Sheu, Catherine Smith, Allison Myrick, John Barnes, Xiyan Xu, Michael Shaw, Alexander Klimov, Larisa Gubareva Source Type: journals

Pediatric influenza-associated myositis – Nebraska, 2001–2007Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Objective Influenza-associated myositis (IAM), characterized by severe lower-extremity myalgia and reluctance to walk, is a complication of influenza among children. We investigated IAM in Nebraska during six influenza seasons, 2001[ndash]2007.Methods During 2006[ndash]2007, we requested reports of severe influenza illness among persons aged (Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses)
Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - September 3, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Bryan F. Buss, Vivek M. Shinde, Thomas J. Safranek, Timothy M. Uyeki Source Type: journals

The 2009 influenza pandemic beginsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses)
Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - August 19, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: John M. Wood Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals

Initial human transmission dynamics of the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus in North AmericaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions The estimated transmission characteristics of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 suggest that pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical mitigation measures may appreciably limit its spread prior the development of an effective vaccine. (Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses)
Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - August 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Babak Pourbohloul, Armando Ahued, Bahman Davoudi, Rafael Meza, Lauren A. Meyers, Danuta M. Skowronski, Ignacio Villaseñor, Fernando Galván, Patricia Cravioto, David J. D. Earn, Jonathan Dushoff, David Fisman, W. John Edmunds, Nathaniel Hupert, Samuel V. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

A review of medical masks and respirators for use during an influenza pandemicEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses)
Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - August 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Holly Seale, Dominic E. Dwyer, Benjamin J. Cowling, Quanyi Wang, Peng Yang, C. Raina MacIntyre Tags: Letters to the Editors Source Type: journals

With reference to Mexican fluEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses)
Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - August 10, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Xavier de Lamballerie, Ernest A. Gould Source Type: journals

Diversity of influenza viruses in swine and the emergence of a novel human pandemic influenza A (H1N1)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Please cite this paper as: Brockwell-Staats et al. (2009) Diversity of influenza viruses in swine and the emergence of a novel human pandemic influenza A (H1N1). Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-2659.2009.00096.x.Abstract The novel H1N1 influenza virus that emerged in humans in Mexico in early 2009 and transmitted efficiently in the human population with global spread has been declared a pandemic strain. Here we review influenza infections in swine since 1918 and the introduction of different avian and human influenza virus genes into swine influenza viruses of North America and Eurasia. These in...
Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - August 6, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Christy Brockwell-Staats, Robert G. Webster, Richard J. Webby Source Type: journals

Invited commentary on David Fedson's articleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses)
Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - July 30, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Ian Clark, Lisa Alleva Source Type: journals

Estimates of the impact of a future influenza pandemic in ChinaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion Even a 1968 pandemic scenario will pose substantial challenges for the medical and public health system in China, and planning to manage these challenges is essential. (Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses)
Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - July 14, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Hongjie Yu, Luzhao Feng, Zhibin Peng, Zijian Feng, David K. Shay, Weizhong Yang Source Type: journals

Influenza virus assays based on virus-inducible reporter cell linesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions These cell lines provide the basis of simple, rapid, and objective assays that involve virus quantitation such as determination of viral titer, assessment of antiviral susceptibility, and determination of antibody neutralization titer. These cell lines could be very useful for influenza virus researchers and vaccine manufacturers. (Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses)
Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - July 13, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Yunsheng Li, Audrey Larrimer, Teresa Curtiss, Jaekyung Kim, Abby Jones, Heather Baird-Tomlinson, Andrew Pekosz, Paul D. Olivo Source Type: journals

A miniaturized assay for influenza neuraminidase-inhibiting antibodies utilizing reverse genetics-derived antigensEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions The reagents and miniaturized format of the TBA method described here provide a platform for practical serological monitoring of functional antibodies against NA. (Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses)
Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - July 5, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Matthew R. Sandbulte, Jin Gao, Timothy M. Straight, Maryna C. Eichelberger Source Type: journals

The 'novel' influenza A(H1N1) enigma: is it a pandemic, how should we respond, what should we call it?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses)
Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - June 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Alan W. Hampson Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals

National pandemic influenza preparedness planningEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study discusses the process of drafting a pandemic influenza preparedness plan for developing countries that conforms to the International Health Regulations of 2005 and recommendations of the World Health Organization. Stakeholders from many sectors should be involved in drafting a comprehensive pandemic influenza plan that addresses all levels of preparedness. (Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses)
Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - June 15, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, Nicole Smith, Raquel González-Alvarez, Sharon Daves, Marcelle Layton, Nivaldo Linares, Nicole Richardson-Smith, Joseph Bresee, Anthony Mounts Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Lipopeptide vaccines illustrate the potential role of subtype-crossreactive T cells in the control of highly virulent influenzaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Please cite this paper as: Ng et al. (2009) Lipopeptide vaccines illustrate the potential role of subtype-crossreactive T cells in the control of highly virulent influenza. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 3(4), 177[ndash]182.Background The best form of protection against influenza is high-titred virus-neutralizing antibody specific for the challenge strain. However, this is not always possible to achieve by vaccination due to the need for predicting the emerging virus, whether it be a drift variant of existing human endemic influenza type A subtypes or the next pandemic virus, for incorporation into the vaccine. By...
Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - June 15, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Wy Ching Ng, Brad Gilbertson, Bock Lim, Weiguang Zeng, David C. Jackson, Lorena E. Brown Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Validated RealTime reverse transcriptase PCR methods for the diagnosis and pathotyping of Eurasian H7 avian influenza virusesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions The high sensitivity of H7 HA2 RRT PCR confirms its suitability for use in poultry surveillance and disease diagnosis. H7 CS RRT PCR provides an opportunity for rapid pathotyping of H7 AIVs. (Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses)
Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - June 15, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Marek J. Slomka, Theo Pavlidis, Vivien J. Coward, John Voermans, Guus Koch, Amanda Hanna, Jill Banks, Ian H. Brown Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Understanding influenza transmission, immunity and pandemic threatsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Please cite this paper as: Mathews et al. (2009) Understanding influenza transmission, immunity and pandemic threats. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 3(4), 143[ndash]149.Abstract The current pandemic threat can be best understood within an ecological framework that takes account of the history of past pandemics caused by influenza A, the relationships between pandemic and seasonal spread of influenza viruses, and the importance of immunity and behavioural responses in human populations. Isolated populations without recent exposure to seasonal influenza seem more susceptible to new pandemic viruses, and much collate...
Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - June 15, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: John D. Mathews, Joanne M. Chesson, James M. McCaw, Jodie McVernon Tags: Review Articles Source Type: journals

Confronting the next influenza pandemic with anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory agents: why they are needed and how they might workEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Please cite this paper as: Fedson (2009) Confronting the next influenza pandemic with anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory agents: why they are needed and how they might work. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 3(4), 129[ndash]142.Abstract Despite the best efforts of influenza scientists, companies and health officials to prepare for the next pandemic, most of the world's people will not have access to affordable supplies of vaccines and antiviral agents. They will have to rely on 19th century public health 'technologies' to see them through. In the 21st century, science ought to be able to provide something better....
Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - June 12, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: David S. Fedson Tags: Review Articles Source Type: journals

H1N1 swine origin influenza infection in the United States and Europe in 2009 may be similar to H1N1 seasonal influenza infection in two Australian states in 2007 and 2008Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions The median age of infection with influenza A (H1N1) virus was around 20 ± 3 years, independent of the origin of the H1N1 virus but a higher proportion of swine origin influenza infections occurred in people aged 10[ndash]18 years. This is at least partially explained by biased sampling among surveillance patients, although it may also reflect a different infection pattern. (Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses)
Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - June 7, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Heath Kelly, Kristina Grant, Simon Williams, David Smith Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Performance of influenza rapid point-of-care tests in the detection of swine lineage A(H1N1) influenza virusesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions The three rapid POC tests all detected the emergent swine lineage A(H1N1) virus when it was present at high virus concentrations. Early diagnosis of infection can assist in the rapid treatment. However the tests are significantly less sensitive than PCR assays and as such, negative results should be verified by a laboratory test. (Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses)
Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - June 1, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Aeron C. Hurt, Chantal Baas, Yi-Mo Deng, Sally Roberts, Anne Kelso, Ian G. Barr Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Pandemic influenza vaccines: meeting the supply, distribution and deployment challengesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Please cite this paper as: Hessel and The European Vaccine Manufacturers (EVM) Influenza Working Group (2009) Pandemic influenza vaccines: meeting the supply, distribution and deployment challenges. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 3(4), 165[ndash]170. An influenza pandemic will place an enormous strain on the world's vaccine production, distribution and administration systems. Following a pandemic declaration, industry's priority will be to deliver as much vaccine in as short a timeframe as possible. In respect to this challenge, manufacturers have successfully developed antigen-sparing strategies and significantly...
Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - June 1, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Luc Hessel Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Ducks: The "Trojan Horses" of H5N1 influenzaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Please cite this paper as: Kim et al. (2009) Ducks: The ''Trojan Horses'' of H5N1 influenza. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 3(4), 121[ndash]128.Abstract Wild ducks are the main reservoir of influenza A viruses that can be transmitted to domestic poultry and mammals, including humans. Of the 16 hemagglutinin (HA) subtypes of influenza A viruses, only the H5 and H7 subtypes cause highly pathogenic (HP) influenza in the natural hosts. Several duck species are naturally resistant to HP Asian H5N1 influenza viruses. These duck species can shed and spread virus from both the respiratory and intestinal tracts while showi...
Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - May 31, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jeong-Ki Kim, Nicholas J. Negovetich, Heather L. Forrest, Robert G. Webster Tags: Review Articles Source Type: journals