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Prokaryotic Expression of the Influenza A (H5N1) Neuraminidase

Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2021
Background and purpose: Highly Pathogenic Influenza A(H5N1) viruses cause vast economic losses throughout the world. They may circulate in animals and be able to spread from human to human.
Zahra Latif, Behrokh Farahmand, Maryam Saleh, Zahra Barghi   +3 more
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Influenza Gain-of-Function Experiments: Their Role in Vaccine Virus Recommendation and Pandemic Preparedness

mBio, 2014
In recent years, controversy has arisen regarding the risks and benefits of certain types of gain-of-function (GOF) studies involving avian influenza viruses.
S. Schultz-Cherry, R. J. Webby, R. G. Webster, A. Kelso, I. G. Barr, J. W. McCauley, R. S. Daniels, D. Wang, Y. Shu, E. Nobusawa, S. Itamura, M. Tashiro, Y. Harada, S. Watanabe, T. Odagiri, Z. Ye, G. Grohmann, R. Harvey, O. Engelhardt, D. Smith, K. Hamilton, F. Claes, G. Dauphin   +22 more
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Transmission dynamics of influenza in two major cities of Uganda

Epidemics, 2018
In this paper, we report the epidemic characteristics of the three co-circulating influenza viruses (i.e., A/H1N1, A/H3N2, and B) in two tropical African cities—Kampala and Entebbe, Uganda—over an eight-year period (2008–2015).
Wan Yang, Matthew J. Cummings, Barnabas Bakamutumaho, John Kayiwa, Nicholas Owor, Barbara Namagambo, Timothy Byaruhanga, Julius J. Lutwama, Max R. O’Donnell, Jeffrey Shaman   +9 more
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Comparative Virological and Pathogenic Characteristics of Avian Influenza H5N8 Viruses Detected in Wild Birds and Domestic Poultry in Egypt during the Winter of 2016/2017

Viruses, 2019
The surveillance and virological characterization of H5N8 avian influenza viruses are important in order to assess their zoonotic potential. The genetic analyses of the Egyptian H5N8 viruses isolated through active surveillance in wild birds and domestic
Yassmin Moatasim, Ahmed Kandeil, Basma Emad Aboulhoda, Rabeh El-Shesheny, Maha Alkhazindar, Elsayed Tarek AbdElSalam, Omnia Kutkat, Mina Nabil Kamel, Ahmed Nageh El Taweel, Ahmed Mostafa, Joseph T. Hicks, Sary Khaleel Abd elghaffar, Ghazi Kayali, Mohamed Ahmed Ali   +13 more
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Sinapic Acid Suppresses SARS CoV-2 Replication by Targeting Its Envelope Protein

Antibiotics, 2021
SARS CoV-2 is still considered a global health issue, and its threat keeps growing with the emergence of newly evolved strains. Despite the success in developing some vaccines as a protective measure, finding cost-effective treatments is urgent ...
Raha Orfali, Mostafa E. Rateb, Hossam M. Hassan, Mona Alonazi, Mokhtar R. Gomaa, Noura Mahrous, Mohamed GabAllah, Ahmed Kandeil, Shagufta Perveen, Usama Ramadan Abdelmohsen, Ahmed M. Sayed   +10 more
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Ducks induce rapid and robust antibody responses than chickens at early time after intravenous infection with H9N2 avian influenza virus

Virology Journal, 2019
Background Compared with chickens, ducks are normally resistant to avian influenza virus without clinical signs while they habor almost all subtypes of influenza A viruses.
Jianmei Yang, Hongrui Cui, Qiaoyang Teng, Wenjun Ma, Xuesong Li, Binbin Wang, Dawei Yan, Hongjun Chen, Qinfang Liu, Zejun Li   +9 more
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Viral respiratory infections in very low birthweight infants at neonatal intensive care unit: prospective observational study

BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2020
Background and objective Very low birthweight (VLBW) infants are highly susceptible to respiratory infections. Information about prevalence of viral respiratory infections (VRIs) in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is scarce.
Cristina Calvo, Inmaculada Casas, Laura Sánchez García, Francisco Pozo, Adelina Pellicer   +4 more
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Cnicin as an Anti-SARS-CoV-2: An Integrated In Silico and In Vitro Approach for the Rapid Identification of Potential COVID-19 Therapeutics

Antibiotics, 2021
Since the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in 2019, it has remained a significant global threat, especially with the newly evolved variants. Despite the presence of different COVID-19 vaccines, the discovery of proper antiviral therapeutics is an ...
Hani A. Alhadrami, Ahmed M. Sayed, Hossam M. Hassan, Khayrya A. Youssif, Yasser Gaber, Yassmin Moatasim, Omnia Kutkat, Ahmed Mostafa, Mohamed Ahmed Ali, Mostafa E. Rateb, Usama Ramadan Abdelmohsen, Noha M. Gamaleldin   +11 more
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Influenza A virus uncoating [PDF]

, 2020
Influenza A virus (IAV) is an enveloped virus of the Orthomyxoviridae with a negative-sense single-stranded RNA genome. During virus cell entry, viral and cellular cues are delivered in a stepwise manner within two distinct cellular compartments-the endosomes and the cytosol.
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Pseudotype-based neutralization assays for influenza: a systematic analysis [PDF]

, 2015
The use of vaccination against the influenza virus remains the most effective method of mitigating the significant morbidity and mortality caused by this virus.
Ferrara, Francesca, Keith eGrehan, Temperton, Nigel J., George William Carnell, Craig Peter Thompson, Francesca eFerrara, Nigel James Temperton, Grehan, Keith, Carnell, George W., Thompson, Craig P., Francesca Ferrara, Keith Grehan   +11 more
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