Twitter influence on UK vaccination and antiviral uptake during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic [PDF]
Objective: Information exchange via Twitter and other forms of social media make public health communication more complex as citizens play an increasingly influential role in shaping acceptable or desired health behaviors.
Andrew eMcNeill +11 more
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Swine H1 influenza viruses were stable within pigs for nearly 70 years until in 1998 when a classical swine virus reassorted with avian and human influenza viruses to generate the novel triple reassortant H1N1 strain that eventually led to the 2009 ...
Amanda L. Skarlupka +5 more
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Use of cumulative incidence of novel influenza A/H1N1 in foreign travelers to estimate lower bounds on cumulative incidence in Mexico [PDF]
Background: An accurate estimate of the total number of cases and severity of illness of an emerging infectious disease is required both to define the burden of the epidemic and to determine the severity of disease. When a novel pathogen first appears,
Dowell, Scott F. +50 more
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The study of influenza virus evolution in humans has revealed a significant role of glycosylation profile alterations in the viral glycoproteins – hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA), in the emergence of both seasonal and pandemic strains.
Esteban Cruz +3 more
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Superimposed high-frequency jet ventilation combined with continuous positive airway pressure/assisted spontaneous breathing improves oxygenation in patients with H1N1-associated ARDS [PDF]
Background: Numerous cases of swine-origin 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus (H1N1)-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) bridged by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy have been reported; however, complication rates are high. We
Wolf, Timo +15 more
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H1N1-associated cardiomyopathy: A case series
H1N1 influenza, also known as swine flu, is a viral infection that can result in severe respiratory illness. However, it is essential to recognize that it can also lead to cardiac complications such as viral myocarditis, which in turn leads to dilated ...
P Prem Ananth +4 more
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Ostelamivir (Tamiflu) induced mania – a case report
Neuropsychiatric consequences of ostelamivir use have been reported worldwide. These include depression, mania, and exacerbation of symptoms in patients with schizophrenia. We report a case of ostelamivir induced mania in a 23-year-old young male patient,
S. R. Perera, R. Wellaketiya
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Estimating reassortment rates in co-circulating Eurasian swine influenza viruses [PDF]
Swine have often been considered as a mixing vessel for different influenza strains. In order to assess their role in more detail, we undertook a retrospective sequencing study to detect and characterize the reassortants present in European swine and to ...
Pybus, OG +30 more
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Unusual association of ST-T abnormalities, myocarditis and cardiomyopathy with H1N1 influenza in pregnancy: two case reports and review of the literature [PDF]
Introduction Myocarditis is rarely reported as an extra-pulmonary manifestation of influenza while pregnancy is a rare cause of cardiomyopathy. Pregnancy was identified as a major risk factor for increased mortality and morbidity due to H1N1 influenza in
Chakravorty, I +8 more
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Flashback and lessons learnt from history of pandemics before COVID-19
With an increasing frequency of infectious disease outbreaks, the COVID-19 pandemic causing mortality around the world and the threat of similar future events looming large, mankind is faced with the herculean task of counteracting such threats with the ...
Shivay Parihar +2 more
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