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Avian Influenza

Evidence of Host Adaptation of Avian-Origin Influenza A Virus

A novel avian-origin reassortant influenza A (H7N9) virus emerged in China in February 2013, and is associated with severe lower respiratory tract diseases. To date, more than 100 human cases of infection, including at least 20 deaths, have been reported in China. Three ...More
3 days ago
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JAMA Viewpoint Examines Challenges in Providing Vaccine for Avian Influenza A(H7N9)

The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has published a Viewpoint, “Major Challenges in Providing an Effective and Timely Pandemic Vaccine for Influenza A(H7N9),” by Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH, of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, and colleagues. ...More
5 days ago
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New Test for H7N9 Avian Flu in China May Help Slow Outbreak, Prevent Pandemic

Breaking research appearing online today in Clinical Chemistry, the journal of AACC, demonstrates that a recently developed diagnostic test can detect the new strain of influenza (H7N9) currently causing an outbreak in China. Since the end of March, 31 people have died from ...More
5 days ago
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International H7N9 Assessment Team Completes Mission to China

A team of international and Chinese experts has completed its mission to visit Shanghai and Beijing and assess the avian influenza A(H7N9) situation, and to make recommendations to the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC). "China's response has been ...More
3 weeks ago
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Healthcare Coalition Says Review of U.S. Pandemic Preparedness Needed With New Avian Flu Outbreak

The outbreak of the new H7N9 avian flu in China, which the World Health Organization (WHO) called "an unusually dangerous virus for humans," should be an incentive for a renewed look at infection control procedures and pandemic readiness, which includes proper protection of ...More
3 weeks ago
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Scientists Study Genome of H7N9 Isolates

In March 2013, a novel H7N9 influenza virus was identified in China as the etiological agent of a flu-like disease in humans, resulting in some deaths. A group of scientists, led by professor Chen Hualan of the National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory, State Key ...More
4 weeks ago
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Researchers Believe Poultry Market is Source of Human Infection with Influenza A H7N9 Virus

The collaborative research team from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and Zhejiang University has made a breakthrough in understanding the human infections with avian influenza A H7N9 virus. They analysed four Zhejiang infected patients and discovered for the first time ...More
4 weeks ago
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New Cases of Human Infection with Avian Influenza A (H7N9) Virus are Reported to the WHO

As of April 19, 2013, the National Health and Family Planning Commission of China notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of an additional four laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus from Jiangsu (one case) and Zhejiang (three ...More
4 weeks ago
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ICT News Desk: Avian Influenza Update

Public health officials in China and in the United States continue to monitor as many as 50 cases of human infection with a novel avian influenza A (H7N9) virus from four different provinces in China. All patients were hospitalized with severe respiratory illness, and 11 ...More
5 weeks ago
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WHO Update on Human Infection with Influenza A (H7N9) Virus in China

As of April 14, 2013, the National Health and Family Planning Commission notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of an additional two laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with influenza A(H7N9) virus from Henan in China. The first patient is a 34-year-old man ...More
April 15, 2013
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