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Apoptosis in Pneumovirus Infection [PDF]

Viruses, 2013
Pneumovirus infections cause a wide spectrum of respiratory disease in humans and animals. The airway epithelium is the major site of pneumovirus replication.
Reinout A. Bem, Elske van den Berg, Job B.M. van Woensel   +2 more
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First Detection and Genetic Characterization of Swine Orthopneumovirus from Domestic Pig Farms in the Republic of Korea [PDF]

Viruses, 2023
Novel swine orthopneumovirus (SOV) infections have been identified in pigs in the USA and some European countries but not in Asian countries, including South Korea, to date.
Jonghyun Park, Hye-Ryung Kim, Eon-Bee Lee, Sang-Kwon Lee, Won-Il Kim, Young S. Lyoo, Choi-Kyu Park, Bok Kyung Ku, Hye-Young Jeoung, Kyoung-Ki Lee, Seung-Chun Park   +10 more
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Opposite Responses of Interferon and Proinflammatory Cytokines Induced by Human Metapneumovirus and Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Macrophages [PDF]

Pathogens
Macrophages are a principal pulmonary source of type I and III interferons (IFNs), initiating and coordinating the early antiviral response to respiratory viral infections.
Iván Martínez-Espinoza, Antonieta Guerrero-Plata   +1 more
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus: The Urgent Need for Innovative Preventive Strategies [PDF]

Pediatric Reports
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a medium-sized enveloped Pneumovirus belonging to the Paramyxoviridae family [...]
Fabrizio Virgili, Fabio Midulla, Fernando Maria de Benedictis   +2 more
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Vaccine Development for Human Pneumoviruses [PDF]

Vaccines
Background: Pneumoviruses are etiologic agents of respiratory tract infections and a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly affecting young children, the elderly, and individuals with underlying clinical conditions.
Elhadji Birane Mboup, Marie-Ève Hamelin, Julia Dubois, Manuel Rosa-Calatrava, Guy Boivin   +4 more
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Global Extension and Predominance of Human Metapneumovirus A2 Genotype with Partial G Gene Duplication

Viruses, 2022
Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is an important respiratory pathogen and is divided in two main groups (A and B). HMPV strains with partial duplications (111-nt and 180-nt duplication) of the G gene have been reported in recent years.
Juan Carlos Muñoz-Escalante, Gabriel Mata-Moreno, Gerardo Rivera-Alfaro, Daniel E. Noyola   +3 more
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Sendai Virus-Vectored Vaccines That Express Envelope Glycoproteins of Respiratory Viruses

Viruses, 2021
Human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV), human metapneumovirus (HMPV), and human parainfluenza viruses (HPIVs) are leading causes of respiratory disease in young children, the elderly, and individuals of all ages with immunosuppression.
Charles J. Russell, Julia L. Hurwitz
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Full-genome analysis of a canine pneumovirus causing acute respiratory disease in dogs, Italy. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
An outbreak of canine infectious respiratory disease (CIRD) associated to canine pneumovirus (CnPnV) infection is reported. The outbreak occurred in a shelter of the Apulia region and involved 37 out of 350 dogs that displayed cough and/or nasal ...
Nicola Decaro, Pierfrancesco Pinto, Viviana Mari, Gabriella Elia, Vittorio Larocca, Michele Camero, Valentina Terio, Michele Losurdo, Vito Martella, Canio Buonavoglia   +9 more
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Long-Term Pulmonary Dysfunction by Hyperoxia Exposure during Severe Viral Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Mice

Pathogens, 2022
Viral-induced lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI), mainly by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), causes a major health burden among young children and has been associated with long-term respiratory dysfunction.
Thijs A. Lilien, Miša Gunjak, Despoina Myti, Francisco Casado, Job B. M. van Woensel, Rory E. Morty, Reinout A. Bem   +6 more
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The HRA2pl fusion peptide exerts in vitro antiviral activity against human respiratory paramyxoviruses and pneumoviruses

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023
Acute respiratory infections are a group of diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, and parasites that mainly affect children until the age of 5 and immunocompromised senior adults.
Uriel Cruz Meza, Norvell Perezbusta Lara, Laura Chávez Gómez, Marcela Solís Rodríguez, Javier R. Ambrosio Hernández, Rocio Tirado Mendoza   +5 more
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