July-August 2008: Vol 38 Nos 7-8

Categories

• Clinical
• Diagnosis and detection
• Epidemiology
• Immunology and immunity
• Pandemics - planning and threats
• Structure, function and genetics
• Therapies and antivirals
• Vaccination and vaccines

Clinical

• Anantham, D, McHugh, W, O'Neill, S and Forrow, L. (2008),
  Clinical review: Influenza pandemic - physicians and their obligations.
  Critical Care 12(3), 217.
• Au, TK-f, Chan, CKK, Chan, T-k, Cheung, MWL, Ho, JYS and Ip, GWM. (2008),
  Folkbiology meets microbiology: A study of conceptual and behavioral change.
  Cognitive Psychology 57(1), 1-19.
• Ball, RT, Jr. (2008),
  Influenza: seasonal and pandemic--why we should be concerned.
  Journal - South Carolina Medical Association 104(5), 122-5.
• Brown, IH, Pittman, M, Irza, V and Laddomada, A. (2007),
  Experiences in control of avian influenza in Europe, the Russian Federation and the Middle East.
  Developments in Biologicals 130, 33-8.
• Chi, C-Y, Wang, S-M, Lin, C-C, Wang, H-C, Wang, J-R, Su, I-J and Liu, C-C. (2008),
  Clinical features of children infected with different strains of influenza B in southern Taiwan.
  Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 27(7), 640-645.
• Cowling, BJ, Fung, RO, Cheng, CK, Fang, VJ, Chan, KH, Seto, WH, Yung, R, Chiu, B, Lee, P, Uyeki, TM, Houck, PM, Peiris, JS and Leung, GM. (2008),
  Preliminary findings of a randomized trial of non-pharmaceutical interventions to prevent influenza transmission in households.
  PLoS ONE [Electronic Resource] 3(5), e2101.
• Dash, S and Albrecht, H. (2008),
  Management of avian influenza H5N1--diagnosis, treatment, and vaccination. [Review] [16 refs].
  Journal - South Carolina Medical Association 104(5), 141-5.
• Gasparoli, M, Neuhaeuser, C and Wagner, B. (2008),
  Influenza-associated encephalopathy.
  Swiss Medical Weekly 138(Suppl. 164), 36S.
• Guan, X-R, Li, X, Xin, X-M, Jiang, L-X, Cui, L-Y, Wang, L-F and Li, H-Y. (2008),
  Influenza virus infection and risk of acute myocardial infarction.
  Inflammation 31(4), 266-272.
• Hui, DS. (2008),
  Review of clinical symptoms and spectrum in humans with influenza A/H5N1 infection. [Review] [26 refs].
  Respirology 13(Suppl 1), S10-3.
• Kavadas, FD, Bitnun, A, Macgregor, D, Heurter, H and Jones, ELF. (2008),
  Acute neurological events associated with influenza vaccination: Are the WHO criteria for assessing causality adequate?
  Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases 40(6-7), 565-570.
• Kotan, D. (2008),
  Widespread subarachnoidal pneumocephalus development as a complication of influenza: a case report.
  Acta Paediatrica 97(Suppl. 459), 222-223.
• Lee, SMY, Cheung, C-Y, Nicholls, JM, Hui, KPY, Leung, CYH, Uiprasertkul, M, Tipoe, GL, Lau, Y-L, Poon, LLM, Ip, NY, Guan, Y and Peiris, JSM. (2008),
  Hyperinduction of cyclooxygenase-2-mediated proinflammatory cascade: A mechanism for the pathogenesis of avian influenza H5N1 infection.
  Journal of Infectious Diseases 198(4), 525-535.
• Lubroth, J. (2007),
  Control strategies for highly pathogenic avian influenza: a global perspective.
  Developments in Biologicals 130, 13-21.
• Maltezou, HC. (2008),
  Nosocomial influenza: new concepts and practice.
  Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases 21(4), 337-343.
• McCall, S, Vilensky, JA, Gilman, S and Taubenberger, JK. (2008),
  The relationship between encephalitis lethargica and influenza: A critical analysis.
  Journal of Neurovirology 14(3), 177-185.
• Minosse, C, Selleri, M, Zaniratti, MS, Cappiello, G, Longo, R, Schifano, E, Spano, A, Petrosillo, N, Lauria, FN, Puro, V and Capobianchi, MR. (2008),
  Frequency of detection of respiratory viruses in the lower respiratory tract of hospitalized adults.
  Journal of Clinical Virology 42(2), 215-220.
• Mossad, S. (2008),
  Characteristics of transplant recipients who developed influenza in 2007-08 despite influenza vaccination.
  International Journal of Infectious Diseases 12(Suppl. 2), S15-S16.
• Moyad, MA and Robinson, LE. (2008),
  Lessons learned from the 2007-2008 cold and flu season: what worked and what was worthless. [Review] [14 refs].
  Urologic Nursing 28(2), 146-8, 145.
• Nekrasov, AV and Puchkova, NG. (2008),
  [Review of materials of VI International Conference "Options for the Control for Influenza"]. [Russian].
  Zhurnal Mikrobiologii, Epidemiologii i Immunobiologii (3), 115-20.
• Oke, S. (2008),
  Fighting equine influenza: Winning the battle but losing the war? (Reprinted).
  Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 28(6), 337-338.
• Palmer, L, Nichol, KL, Johnston, S, Mahadevia, PJ and Rousculp, M. (2008),
  Upper respiratory illness and employee productivity - Results from the child and household influenza-illness and employee function (CHIEF).
  Value in Health 11(3), A24.
• Puro, V, Fusco, FM, Lanini, S, Nisii, C and Ippolito, G. (2008),
  Risk management of febrile respiratory illness in Emergency Departments.
  New Microbiologica 31(2), 165-173.
• Rousculp, MD, Palmer, L, Johnston, S, Mahadevia, PJ and Nichol, KL. (2008),
  The child and household influenza-illness and employee function (CHIEF) study-linking survey and claims data to understand disease impact on indirect costs.
  Value in Health 11(3), A102.
• Spasojevic-Dimitrijeva, B, Kostic, M, Peco-Antic, A, Stanic, M, Kruscic, D, Djukic, M, Medjo, B and Rsovac, S. (2008),
  Transitory cardial dysfunction due to 'Takotsubo cardiomyopathy' associated with influenza type B virus in transplanted patient.
  Pediatric Nephrology 23(9), 1686.
• Stokowski, LA. (2008),
  Protecting ourselves and others from influenza.
  Advances in Neonatal Care 8(2), 75.
• Thaler, A. (2008),
  Miller Fisher syndrome in a 66-year-old female after flu and Pneumovax vaccinations.
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 9(4), 283-285.
• Toffan, A, Beato, MS, De Nardi, R, Bertoli, E, Salviato, A, Cattoli, G, Terregino, C and Capua, I. (2008),
  Conventional inactivated bivalent H5/H7 vaccine prevents viral localization in muscles of turkeys infected experimentally with low pathogenic avian influenza and highly pathogenic avian influenza H7N1 isolates.
  Avian Pathology 37(4), 407-412.
• Toovey, S. (2008),
  Influenza-associated central nervous system dysfunction: a literature review. [Review] [94 refs].
  Travel Medicine & Infectious Disease 6(3), 114-24.
• Twigg, S, Gibbon, GJ and Perris, T. (2008),
  The use of extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal in the management of life-threatening bronchospasm due to influenza infection.
  Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 36(4), 579-581.
• Vernazza, P. (2007),
  [Influenza]. [German].
  Therapeutische Umschau 64(11), 603-4.
• Wong, CM, Lai, HK, Ou, CQ, Ho, SY, Chan, KP, Thach, TQ, Yang, L, Chau, YK, Lam, TH, Hedley, AJ and Peiris, JS. (2008),
  Is exercise protective against influenza-associated mortality?
  PLoS ONE [Electronic Resource] 3(5), e2108.

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Diagnosis and detection

• Boonsuk, P, Payungporn, S, Chieochansin, T, Samransamruajkit, R, Amonsin, A, Songserm, T, Chaisingh, A, Chamnanpood, P, Chutinimitkul, S, Theamboonlers, A and Poovorawan, Y. (2008),
  Detection of influenza virus types A and B and type A subtypes (H1, H3, and H5) by multiplex polymerase chain reaction.
  Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine 215(3), 247-255.
• Brocas, E, Cormier, P, Barouk, D, de Louw, AV and Tenaillon, A. (2008),
  Influenza incidence estimated with a rapid diagnostic test in critically ill patients with acute respiratory failure during the 2005 and 2006 winter flu epidemics.
  Presse Medicale 37(6 Part 1), 943-947.
• Capua, I and Cattoli, G. (2007),
  Diagnosing avian influenza infection in vaccinated populations by systems for differentiating infected from vaccinated animals (DIVA).
  Developments in Biologicals 130, 137-43.
• Chang, HK, Park, JH, Song, M-S, Oh, T-K, Kim, S-Y, Kim, C-J, Kim, H, Sung, M-H, Han, H-S, Hahn, Y-S and Choi, Y-K. (2008),
  Development of multiplex RT-PCR assays for rapid detection and subtyping of influenza type A viruses from clinical specimens.
  Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 18(6), 1164-1169.
• Chen, H-t, Zhang, J, Sun, D-h, Zhang, J-l, Cai, X-p, Liu, X-t, Ding, Y-z, Ma, L-n, Yang, S-h, Jin, L and Liu, Y. (2008),
  Rapid discrimination of H5 and H9 subtypes of avian influenza viruses and Newcastle disease virus by multiplex RT-PCR.
  Veterinary Research Communications 32(6), 491-498.
• Chen, YC, Chen, CH and Wang, CH. (2008),
  H5 antibody detection by blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using a monoclonal antibody.
  Avian Diseases 52(1), 124-9.
• Chiu, CY, Urisman, A, Greenhow, TL, Rouskin, S, Yagi, S, Schnurr, D, Wright, C, Drew, L, Wang, D, Weintrub, PS, DeRisi, JL and Ganem, D. (2008),
  Utility of DNA Microarrays for detection of viruses in acute respiratory tract infections in children.
  Journal of Pediatrics 153(1), 76-83.
• D'Heilly, SJ, Janoff, EN, Nichol, P and Nichol, KL. (2008),
  Rapid diagnosis of influenza infection in older adults: Influence on clinical care in a routine clinical setting.
  Journal of Clinical Virology 42(2), 124-128.
• Diouani, MF, Helali, S, Hafaid, I, Hassen, WM, Snoussi, MA, Ghram, A, Jaffrezic-Renault, N and Abdelghani, A. (2008),
  Miniaturized biosensor for avian influenza virus detection.
  Materials Science & Engineering C-Biomimetic and Supramolecular Systems 28(5-6), 580-583.
• Gharabaghi, F, Tellier, R, Cheung, R, Collins, C, Broukhanski, G, Drews, SJ and Richardson, SE. (2008),
  Comparison of a commercial qualitative real-time RT-PCR kit with direct immunofluorescence assay (DFA) and cell culture for detection of influenza A and B in children.
  Journal of Clinical Virology 42(2), 190-193.
• Greene, ME. (2008),
  Magnetic particles for influenza detection.
  Nano Today 3(3-4), 11.
• Hermann, JR, Brockmeier, SL, Yoon, K-J and Zimmerman, JJ. (2008),
  Detection of respiratory pathogens in air samples from acutely infected pigs.
  Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research-Revue Canadienne De Recherche Veterinaire 72(4), 367-370.
• Hussain, M, Irshad, H and Khan, MQ. (2008),
  Laboratory diagnosis of transboundary animal diseases in Pakistan.
  Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 55(5-6), 190-195.
• Ip, HS, Flint, PL, Franson, JC, Dusek, RJ, Derksen, DV, Gill, RE, Jr., Ely, CR, Pearce, JM, Lanctot, RB, Matsuoka, SM, Irons, DB, Fischer, JB, Oates, RM, Petersen, MR, Fondell, TF, Rocque, DA, Pedersen, JC and Rothe, TC. (2008),
  Prevalence of Influenza A viruses in wild migratory birds in Alaska: Patterns of variation in detection at a crossroads of intercontinental flyways.
  Virology Journal 5, 71.
• Kale, RR, Mukundan, H, Price, DN, Harris, JF, Lewallen, DM, Swanson, BI, Schmidt, JG and Lyer, SS. (2008),
  Detection of intact influenza viruses using biotinylated biantennary S-sialosides.
  Journal of the American Chemical Society 130(26), 8169-71.
• Killian, ML. (2008),
  Hemagglutination assay for the avian influenza virus.
  Methods in Molecular Biology 436, 47-52.
• Kim, JS, Kim, SH, Bae, SY, Lim, CS, Kim, YK, Lee, KN and Lee, CK. (2008),
  Enhanced detection of respiratory viruses using cryopreserved R-Mix ReadyCells.
  Journal of Clinical Virology 42(3), 264-267.
• Lee, CS, Kang, BK, Lee, DH, Lyou, SH, Park, BK, Ann, SK, Jung, K and Song, DS. (2008),
  One-step multiplex RT-PCR for detection and subtyping of swine influenza H1, H3, N1, N2 viruses in clinical samples using a dual priming oligonucleotide (DPO) system.
  Journal of Virological Methods 151(1), 30-34.
• Li, C, Ping, J, Jing, B, Deng, G, Jiang, Y, Li, Y, Tian, G, Yu, K, Bu, Z and Chen, H. (2008),
  H5N1 influenza marker vaccine for serological differentiation between vaccinated and infected chickens.
  Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 372(2), 293-297.
• MacKay, WG, van Loon, AM, Niedrig, M, Meijer, A, Lina, B and Niesters, HGM. (2008),
  Molecular detection and typing of influenza viruses: Are we ready for an influenza pandemic?
  Journal of Clinical Virology 42(2), 194-197.
• Mandenius, C-F, Wang, R, Alden, A, Bergstrom, G, Thebault, S, Lutsch, C and Ohlson, S. (2008),
  Monitoring of influenza virus hemagglutinin in process samples using weak affinity ligands and surface plasmon resonance.
  Analytica Chimica Acta 623(1), 66-75.
• Manzoor, R, Sakoda, Y, Sakabe, S, Mochizuki, T, Namba, Y, Tsuda, Y and Kida, H. (2008),
  Development of a pen-site test kit for the rapid diagnosis of H7 highly pathogenic avian influenza.
  Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 70(6), 557-562.
• Marschall, J, Schulz, B and Hartmann, K. (2008),
  Evaluation of a point-of-care influenza antigen test for the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus in cats.
  Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 55(7), 315-317.
• Mikhailovich, V, Gryadunov, D, Kolchinsky, A, Makarov, AA and Zasedatelev, A. (2008),
  DNA microarrays in the clinic: infectious diseases.
  Bioessays 30(7), 673-682.
• Rodriguez-Sanchez, B, Sanchez-Vizcaino, JM, Uttenthal, A, Rasmussen, TB, Hakhverdyan, M, King, DP, Ferris, NP, Ebert, K, Reid, SM, Kiss, I, Brocchi, E, Cordioli, P, Hjerner, B, McMenamy, M, McKillen, J, Ahmed, JS and Belak, S. (2008),
  Improved diagnosis for nine viral diseases considered as notifiable by the World Organization for Animal Health.
  Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 55(5-6), 215-225.
• Spackman, E and Suarez, DL. (2008),
  Detection and identification of the H5 hemagglutinin subtype by real-time RT-PCR.
  Methods in Molecular Biology 436, 27-33.
• Stelzer-Braid, S, Escott, R, Baleriola, C, Kirkland, P, Robertson, P, Catton, M and Rawlinson, WD. (2008),
  Proficiency of nucleic acid tests for avian influenza viruses, Australasia.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases 14(7), 1126-1131.
• Suptawiwat, O, Kongchanagul, A, Chan-It, W, Thitithanyanont, A, Wiriyarat, W, Chaichuen, K, Songserm, T, Suzuki, Y, Puthavathana, P and Auewarakul, P. (2008),
  A simple screening assay for receptor switching of avian influenza viruses.
  Journal of Clinical Virology 42(2), 186-189.
• Townsend, MB, Smagala, JA, Dawson, ED, Deyde, V, Gubareva, L, Klimov, AI, Kuchta, RD and Rowlen, KL. (2008),
  Detection of adamantane-resistant influenza on a microarray.
  Journal of Clinical Virology 42(2), 117-123.
• Wang, W-P, Wu, H-P and Zhou, G-H. (2008),
  Detection of avian influenza A virus using pyrosequencing.
  Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry 36(6), 775-780.
• Wen, F, Esteban, O and Zhao, H. (2008),
  Rapid identification of CD4+T-cell epitopes using yeast displaying pathogen-derived peptide library.
  Journal of Immunological Methods 336(1), 37-44.
• Witoonsatian, K, Rukkwamsuk, T, Songserm, T and Sirinarumitr, T. (2008),
  Detection of avian influenza virus in lung tissues of naturally infected chickens in Thailand by in situ hybridization.
  Infection Genetics and Evolution 8(4), S28.
• Yang, L, Wong, CM, Lau, EH, Chan, KP, Ou, CQ and Peiris, JS. (2008),
  Synchrony of clinical and laboratory surveillance for influenza in Hong Kong.
  PLoS ONE [Electronic Resource] 3(1), e1399.

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Epidemiology

• Anonymous. (2008),
  Avian influenza in Oxfordshire: epidemiological findings published.
  Veterinary Record 162(25), 798.
• Anonymous. (2008),
  Avian influenza in Oxfordshire: virus confirmed as H7N7.
  Veterinary Record 162(24), 766.
• Anonymous. (2008),
  H7 avian flu confirmed in Oxfordshire.
  Veterinary Record 162(23), 735.
• Anonymous. (2008),
  Second meeting of National Influenza Centres--Western Pacific and South-East Asia regions.
  Weekly Epidemiological Record 83(29), 253-6.
• Anonymous. (2008),
  Source of avian influenza virus in Oxfordshire uncertain.
  Veterinary Record 163(3), 64.
• Alekseev, AY, Sharshov, KA, Zolotykh, SI, Drozdov, IG and Shestopalov, AM. (2008),
  Monitoring of influenza A viruses in synanthropic birds in South of Western Siberia in H5N1 epizootic and postepizootic period.
  Infection Genetics and Evolution 8(4), S32.
• Bettencourt, LM and Ribeiro, RM. (2008),
  Real time bayesian estimation of the epidemic potential of emerging infectious diseases.
  PLoS ONE [Electronic Resource] 3(5), e2185.
• Brauer, F. (2008),
  An introduction to networks in epidemic modeling.
  Mathematical Epidemiology 1945, 133-146.
• Brauer, F. (2008),
  Modeling influenza: Pandemics and seasonal epidemics.
  Mathematical Epidemiology 1945, 321-347.
• Brown, JD, Stallknecht, DE and Swayne, DE. (2008),
  Experimental infections of herring gulls (Larus argentatus) with H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses by intranasal inoculation of virus and ingestion of virus-infected chicken meat.
  Avian Pathology 37(4), 393-397.
• Brownstein, JS and Mandl, KD. (2008),
  Pediatric population size is associated with geographic patterns of acute respiratory infections among adults.
  Annals of Emergency Medicine 52(1), 63-68.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2008),
  Influenza activity--United States and worldwide, 2007-08 season.
  MMWR - Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 57(25), 692-7.
• Dubovi, EJ and Njaa, BL. (2008),
  Canine influenza.
  Veterinary Clinics of North America-Small Animal Practice 38(4), 827-835.
• Dugan, VG, Chen, R, Spiro, DJ, Sengamalay, N, Zaborsky, J, Ghedin, E, Nolting, J, Swayne, DE, Runstadler, JA, Happ, GM, Senne, DA, Wang, R, Slemons, RD, Holmes, EC and Taubenberger, JK. (2008),
  The evolutionary genetics and emergence of avian influenza viruses in wild birds.
  PLoS Pathogens 4(5), e1000076.
• Duvvuri, VRSK, Liu, R and Wu, J. (2008),
  Spread pattern formation of H5N1-avian influenza and its implications for control strategies.
  Value in Health 11(3), A107-A108.
• Escudero, G, Munster, VJ, Bertellotti, M and Edelaar, P. (2008),
  Perpetuation of avian influenza in the Americas: Examining the role of shorebirds in Patagonia.
  Auk 125(2), 494-495.
• Falsey, AR, Dallal, GE, Formica, MA, Andolina, GG, Hamer, DH, Leka, LL and Meydani, SN. (2008),
  Long-term care facilities: A cornucopia of viral pathogens.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 56(7), 1281-1285.
• Farshad, N, Saffar, MJ, Khalilian, AR and Saffar, H. (2008),
  Respiratory viruses in hospitalized children with acute lower respiratory tract infections, Mazandaran province, Iran.
  Indian Pediatrics 45(7), 590-592.
• Finkelman, BS, Viboud, C, Koelle, K, Ferrari, MJ, Bharti, N and Grenfell, BT. (2007),
  Global patterns in seasonal activity of influenza A/H3N2, A/H1N1, and B from 1997 to 2005: viral coexistence and latitudinal gradients.
  PLoS ONE [Electronic Resource] 2(12), e1296.
• Fiore, AE, Shay, DK, Broder, K, Iskander, JK, Uyeki, TM, Mootrey, G, Bresee, JS, Cox, NS and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). (2008),
  Prevention and control of influenza: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2008.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report: Recommendations & Reports 57(RR-7), 1-60.
• Fleming, DM and Elliot, AJ. (2008),
  Lessons from 40 years' surveillance of influenza in England and Wales. [Review] [40 refs].
  Epidemiology & Infection 136(7), 866-75.
• Gaidet, N, Newman, SH, Hagemeijer, W, Dodman, T, Cappelle, J, Hammoumi, S, De Simone, L and Takekawa, JY. (2008),
  Duck migration and past influenza A (H5N1) outbreak areas.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases 14(7), 1164-1166.
• Gibbens, N. (2008),
  Avian influenza outbreak in Oxfordshire.
  Veterinary Record 162(24), 795.
• Giriputro, S, Agus, R, Sulastri, S, Murniati, D, Darwis, F, Wiweka, IS, Rusli, A, Sirait, S, Marhaningtyas, S, Hendrawardati, T, Soetanto, T, Deliana, E and Firmansyah, I. (2008),
  Clinical and epidemiological features of patients with confirmed avian influenza presenting to Sulianti Saroso Infectious Diseases Hospital, Indonesia, 2005-2007.
  Annals Academy of Medicine Singapore 37(6), 454-457.
• Gouarin, S, Vabret, A, Dina, J, Petitjean, J, Brouard, J, Cuvillon-Nimal, D and Freymuth, F. (2008),
  Study of influenza C virus infection in France.
  Journal of Medical Virology 80(8), 1441-1446.
• Hadlington, S. (2008),
  Bird flu's drug resistance mapped.
  Chemistry World 5(6), 27.
• Ilyicheva, TN, Evseenko, VA, Ternovoy, VA, Dyrimanov, AG, Zolotikh, SI, Shestopalov, AM, Netesov, SV and Drozdov, IG. (2008),
  Avian influenza H5N1 in Russia.
  Infection Genetics and Evolution 8(4), S27.
• Iwami, S, Takeuchi, Y, Korobeinikov, A and Liu, X. (2008),
  Prevention of avian influenza epidemic: What policy should we choose?
  Journal of Theoretical Biology 252(4), 732-741.
• Jansen, AGSC, Sanders, EAM, Wallinga, J, Groen, EJ, van Loon, AM, Hoes, AW and Hak, E. (2008),
  Rate-difference method proved satisfactory in estimating the influenza burden in primary care visits.
  Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 61(8), 803-812.
• Johnson, AJ, Moore, ZS, Edelson, PJ, Kinnane, L, Davies, M, Shay, DK, Balish, A, McCarron, M, Blanton, L, Finelli, L, Averhoff, F, Bresee, J, Engel, J and Fiore, A. (2008),
  Household responses to school closure resulting from outbreak of influenza B, North Carolina.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases 14(7), 1024-1030.
• Kalthoff, D, Hoffmann, B, Harder, T, Durban, M and Beer, M. (2008),
  Experimental infection of cattle with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1).
  Emerging Infectious Diseases 14(7), 1132-1134.
• Kanchongkittiphon, W, Gesprasert, G, Lersritwimanmaen, P, Orataiwun, P, Wiboon-Ut, S and Thitithayanont, A. (2008),
  Characterization of avian influenza virus (H5N1) from Asian open-billed storks in Thailand.
  Infection Genetics and Evolution 8(4), S37.
• Kim, HM, Oh, JH and Seo, SH. (2008),
  Genetic characterization of avian influenza viruses isolated from waterfowl in southern part of South Korea in 2006.
  Virus Genes 37(1), 49-51.
• Kishida, N, Sakoda, Y, Shiromoto, M, Bai, G-R, Isoda, N, Takada, A, Laver, G and Kida, H. (2008),
  H2N5 influenza virus isolates from terns in Australia: genetic reassortants between those of the Eurasian and American lineages.
  Virus Genes 37(1), 16-21.
• Kolte, IV, Skinhoj, P, Keiding, N and Lynge, E. (2008),
  The Spanish flu in Denmark.
  Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases 40(6-7), 538-546.
• Komar, N and Olsen, B. (2008),
  Avian influenza virus (H5N1) mortality surveillance.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases 14(7), 1176-1178.
• Lau, EHY, Cowling, BJ, Ho, L-M and Leung, GM. (2008),
  Optimizing use of multistream influenza sentinel surveillance data.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases 14(7), 1154-1157.
• Lee, VJ, Wong, CS, Tambyah, PA, Cutter, J, Chen, MI and Goh, KT. (2008),
  Twentieth Century influenza pandemics in Singapore.
  Annals Academy of Medicine Singapore 37(6), 470-476.
• Leong, HK, Goh, CS, Chew, ST, Lim, CW, Lin, YN, Chang, SF, Yap, HH and Bin Chua, S. (2008),
  Prevention and control of avian influenza in Singapore.
  Annals Academy of Medicine Singapore 37(6), 504-509.
• Lessler, J, Chartpituck, P, Iamsirithaworn, S, Burke, D and Cummings, D. (2008),
  Calculation of R in outbreak investigations: Influenza in Thailand.
  American Journal of Epidemiology 167(11), S75.
• Li, J, Cai, H, Liu, Q and Guo, D. (2008),
  Molecular and pathological characterization of two H5N1 avian influenza viruses isolated from wild ducks.
  Virus Genes 37(1), 88-95.
• Manuguerra, J-C. (2008),
  Viral population size is a key element in the risk assessment of the emergence in humans of a pandemic prone H5N1 avian influenza virus.
  Infection Genetics and Evolution 8(4), S3-S4.
• Miller, ER, Fielding, JE, Grant, KA, Barr, IG, Papadakis, G and Kelly, HA. (2008),
  Higher than expected seasonal influenza activity in Victoria, 2007.
  Communicable Diseases Intelligence 32(1), 63-70.
• Minin, VN, Bloomquist, EW and Suchard, MA. (2008),
  Smooth skyride through a rough skyline: Bayesian coalescent-based inference of population dynamics.
  Molecular Biology and Evolution 25(7), 1459-1471.
• Moore, M, Chan, E, Lurie, N, Schaefer, AG, Varda, DM and Zambrano, JA. (2008),
  Strategies to improve global influenza surveillance: A decision tool for policymakers.
  BMC Public Health 8, 186.
• Nuno, M, Castillo-Chavez, C, Feng, Z and Martcheva, M. (2008),
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Immunology and immunity

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Structure, function and genetics

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Therapies and antivirals

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Vaccination and vaccines

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