In a new study researchers identified what appears to be the first antibody-derived peptide that inhibits the activities of harmful microbes such as influenza A virus and HIV-1.
... , led by Christopher Wong, Ph.D., have developed a novel approach to uncover the complete sequence of any influenza A virus, including H1NI, with just a quick nasal swab or ...
Analysis of approximately 13,000 human influenza A viruses from six continents 2002--2007 ... of overall patterns, then the antigenic characteristics of A viruses outside Asia may be forecast each year ...
The complete genetic coding sequences of 150 different avian influenza viruses have been released. The information improves scientific understanding of avian influenza, a virus that mainly infects ...
... -based birds in 1988, H9N2 avian influenza A viruses have caused multiple human infections ... subsequent human-to-human transmission of avian influenza viruses are not well understood. In a new study ...
... strains of influenza. They have determined the three-dimensional structure of a site on an influenza A virus protein that binds to one of its human protein targets, thereby suppressing a person's ...
... against a broad range of avian and seasonal influenza A viruses. In an accompanying commentary, Peter Doherty and ... proteins to current vaccines for influenza might boost memory CD4+ and memory CD8+ T ...
... , but not against more distant seasonal influenza A viruses and new avian influenza A viruses, such as H5N1, which still poses a real global health concern. However, new data have been ...
Scientists are looking at a novel strategy to prevent the spread of pandemic avian influenza. They have developed a vaccine that protects ducks, a known natural reservoir for the virus.
... heel in a wide range of seasonal and pandemic influenza A viruses. The study found an infection-fighting protein, ... might help blunt emerging pandemic influenza viruses as well. The study provides data ...
... among 142 of 1,155 U.S. influenza A(H1N1) viruses (12 percent) tested during the ... "Additional options for the treatment and prophylaxis of influenza virus infection are critically needed."
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Influenza A viruses (H1N1 subtype) that are resistant to the drug oseltamivir circulated widely in the US during the 2007-2008 influenza season, with an even higher prevalence of drug resistance ...
... farming industry. It is caused by a marine Orthomyxovirus, the same family that produces the influenza A virus that causes disease in birds and mammals. For his doctorate, Turhan Markussen looked at ...
... fish farming industry. It is caused by a marine Orthomyxovirus, the same family that produces the influenza A virus that causes disease in birds and mammals. Researchers have looked at factors of the ...
... ) in Atlanta confirmed today that the M gene version of InDevR's FluChip can detect swine-origin H1N1 influenza A viruses and clearly distinguish them from seasonal influenza viruses (A/ ...
