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Quantitative aerobiologic analysis of an influenza human challenge-transmission trial. [PDF]

Indoor Air, 2020
Despite evidence that airborne transmission contributes to influenza epidemics, limited knowledge of the infectiousness of human influenza cases hinders pandemic preparedness.
Bueno de Mesquita PJ, Noakes CJ, Milton DK.   +2 more
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Cases of Interspecies Transmission of Influenza A Virus from Swine to Humans [PDF]

Veterinary Sciences
Influenza A viruses infect many animal species and have great zoonotic potential. The epidemiology of swine influenza worldwide is of particular importance because the pig can act as a “mixing vessel” where avian and human influenza viruses can undergo ...
Nailya Klivleyeva, Tatyana Glebova, Nurbol Saktaganov, Richard Webby   +3 more
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Low dose influenza virus challenge in the ferret leads to increased virus shedding and greater sensitivity to oseltamivir [PDF]

, 2014
Ferrets are widely used to study human influenza virus infection. Their airway physiology and cell receptor distribution makes them ideal for the analysis of pathogenesis and virus transmission, and for testing the efficacy of anti-influenza ...
Barclay, Wendy S., Bean, Thomas J., Bruce, Christine, Carroll, Miles W., Dimmock, N. J., Dove, Brian K., Dowall, Stuart, Easton, A. J. (Andrew J.), Hallis, Bassam, Marriott, Anthony C., Newman, Edmund, Pearson, Geoff, Plank, Jenna, Rayner, Emma, Ryan, Kathryn A., Silman, Nigel J., Taylor, Irene, Whittaker, Catherine J.   +17 more
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Frequency and effects of seasonal flu vaccines on exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Serbia [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2021
Background/Aim. The influenza virus is often the cause of exacerbations among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, especially during the winter season.
Ilić Miroslav, Kopitović Ivan, Vulin Aleksandra, Zvezdin Biljana, Hromiš Sanja, Kolarov Violeta, Kuhajda Danijela, Vukoja Marija   +7 more
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Responses against infectious disease pandemics: a narrative review on COVID-19 [PDF]

Precision and Future Medicine, 2021
Currently, the world is facing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. With this, an emerging infectious disease pandemic in the absence of effective antiviral agents and vaccines for a novel virus is no different from the 1918 influenza ...
Doo Ryeon Chung
doaj   +1 more source

Human seasonal influenza under COVID-19 and the potential consequences of influenza lineage elimination

Nature Communications, 2021
Annual epidemics of seasonal influenza cause hundreds of thousands of deaths, high levels of morbidity, and substantial economic loss. Yet, global influenza circulation has been heavily suppressed by public health measures and travel restrictions since ...
V. Dhanasekaran, S. Sullivan, Kimberly M. Edwards, Ruopeng Xie, A. Khvorov, S. Valkenburg, B. Cowling, I. Barr   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A rapid antibody screening haemagglutination test for predicting immunity to SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Communications Medicine, 2022
Ertesvåg, Xiao et al. describe a method to evaluate neutralising antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 infection or vaccination, including variants of concern. A second mRNA-vaccine dose results in a broader antibody repertoire in adults, although with reduced cross ...
Nina Urke Ertesvåg, Julie Xiao, Fan Zhou, Sonja Ljostveit, Helene Sandnes, Sarah Lartey, Marianne Sævik, Lena Hansen, Anders Madsen, Kristin G. I. Mohn, Elisabeth Fjelltveit, Jan Stefan Olofsson, Tiong Kit Tan, Pramila Rijal, Lisa Schimanski, Siri Øyen, Karl Albert Brokstad, Susanna Dunachie, Anni Jämsén, William S. James, Adam C. Harding, Heli Harvala, Dung Nguyen, David Roberts, PHE Virology group, Maria Zambon, Oxford collaborative group, Alain Townsend, Bergen COVID-19 Research Group, Nina Langeland, Rebecca Jane Cox   +30 more
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Preliminary Assessment of the Anti-inflammatory Activity of New Structural Honokiol Analogs with a 4′-O-(2-Fluoroethyl) Moiety and the Potential of Their ¹⁸F-Labeled Derivatives for Neuroinflammation Imaging

Molecules, 2021
Neolignans honokiol and 4′-O-methylhonokiol (MH) and their derivatives have pronounced anti-inflammatory activity, as evidenced by numerous pharmacological studies.
Daria D. Vaulina, Kira I. Stosman, Konstantin V. Sivak, Andrey G. Aleksandrov, Nikolai B. Viktorov, Nikolay N. Kuzmich, Mariia M. Kiseleva, Olga F. Kuznetsova, Natalia A. Gomzina   +8 more
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A fatal case of fulminant myocarditis caused by influenza A virus [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2019
Introduction. Myocarditis is defined as an inflammation of a heart muscle, which can be caused by a number of agents, among which viruses are the most common.
Kovačević Mila, Srdanović Ilija, Jaraković Milana, Bogdanović Dragana, Čanković Milenko   +4 more
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Effect of rapid influenza diagnostic tests on patient management in an emergency department [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2019
Objective We evaluated the effect of rapid influenza diagnostic tests (RIDTs) on patient management in an emergency department for 3 years after 2009, and also identified factors associated with the choice of treatment for patients with influenza-like ...
Jong-Hak Park, Hanjin Cho, Sungwoo Moon, Ju-Hyun Song, Ju Young Kim, Yu-Sang Ahn   +5 more
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