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• Zhang, X-S; De Angelis, D; White, PJ; Charlett, A; Pebody, RG and McCauley, J (2013)
  Co-circulation of influenza A virus strains and emergence of pandemic via reassortment: the role of cross-immunity.
  Epidemics 5, 20-33 PubMed abstract
• Ampofo, WK; Baylor, N; Cobey, S; Cox, NJ; Daves, S; Edwards, S; Ferguson, N; Grohmann, G; Hay, A; Katz, J; Kullabutr, K; Lambert, L; Levandowski, R; Mishra, AC; Monto, A; Siqueira, M; Tashiro, M; Waddell, AL; Wairagkar, N; Wood, J; Zambon, M and Zhang, W (2012)
  Improving influenza vaccine virus selection. Report of a WHO informal consultation held at WHO headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland, 14-16 June 2010.
  Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 6, 14-152 PubMed abstract
• Galiano, M; Johnson, BF; Myers, R; Ellis, J; Daniels, R and Zambon, M (2012)
  Fatal cases of influenza A(H3N2) in children: insights from whole genome sequence analysis.
  PLOS ONE 7, e33166 PubMed abstract
• Hurt, AC; Chotpitayasunondh, T; Cox, NJ; Daniels, R; Fry, AM; Gubareva, LV; Hayden, FG; Hui, DS; Hungnes, O; Lackenby, A; Lim, W; Meijer, A; Penn, C; Tashiro, M; Uyeki, TM and Zambon, M (2012)
  Antiviral resistance during the 2009 influenza A H1N1 pandemic: public health, laboratory, and clinical perspectives.
  The Lancet Infectious Diseases 12, 240-248
• Klimov, AI; Garten, R; Russell, C; Barr, IG; Besselaar, TG; Daniels, R; Engelhardt, OG; Grohmann, G; Itamura, S; Kelso, A; McCauley, J; Odagiri, T; Smith, D; Tashiro, M; Xu, X; Webby, R; Wang, D; Ye, Z; Yuelong, S; Zhang, W and Cox, N (2012)
  WHO recommendations for the viruses to be used in the 2012 Southern Hemisphere Influenza Vaccine: epidemiology, antigenic and genetic characteristics of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, A(H3N2) and B influenza viruses collected from February to September 2011.
  Vaccine 30, 6461-6471 PubMed abstract
• Lycett, SJ; Baillie, G; Coulter, E; Bhatt, S; Kellam, P; McCauley, JW; Wood, JLN; Brown, IH; Pybus, OG; Leigh Brown, AJ and Combating Swine Influenza Initiative (COSI) Consortium (2012)
  Estimating reassortment rates in co-circulating Eurasian swine influenza viruses.
  Journal of General Virology 93, 2326-2336 PubMed abstract
• Niang, MN; Dosseh, A; Ndiaye, K; Sagna, M; Gregory, V; Goudiaby, D; Hay, A and Diop, OM (2012)
  Sentinel surveillance for influenza in Senegal, 1996-2009.
  Journal of Infectious Diseases 206, S129-S135
• Sullivan, K; Kloess, J; Qian, C; Bell, D; Hay, A; Lin, YP and Gu, Y (2012)
  High throughput virus plaque quantitation using a flatbed scanner.
  Journal of Virological Methods 179, 81-89 PubMed abstract
• Thompson, CI; Lackenby, A; Daniels, RS; McCauley, JW; Pereyaslov, D; Broberg, EK; Meijer, A and Zambon, MC (2012)
  Evaluation of influenza virus antiviral susceptibility testing in Europe: Results from the first external quality assessment exercise.
  Journal of Clinical Virology 56, 212-218 PubMed abstract
• van der Vries, E; Collins, PJ; Vachieri, SG; Xiong, X; Liu, J; Walker, PA; Haire, LF; Hay, AJ; Schutten, M; Osterhaus, ADME; Martin, SR; Boucher, CAB; Skehel, JJ and Gamblin, SJ (2012)
  H1N1 2009 pandemic influenza virus: resistance of the I223R neuraminidase mutant explained by kinetic and structural analysis.
  PLOS Pathogens 8, e1002914 PubMed abstract
• Büch, J; Roomp, K; Bach, G; Steinbrück, L; Beer, M; Gregory, V; Komadina, N; Lan, Y; Monne, I; Smith, C; Fujisaki, S; Bogner, P and Lengauer, T (2011)
  GISAID - a global initiative on sharing all influenza data.
  Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 5, 419-419
• dos Reis, M; Tamuri, AU; Hay, AJ and Goldstein, RA (2011)
  Charting the host adaptation of influenza viruses.
  Molecular Biology and Evolution 28, 1755-1767 PubMed abstract
• Moules, V; Terrier, O; Yver, M; Riteau, B; Moriscot, C; Ferraris, O; Julien, T; Giudice, E; Rolland, JP; Erny, A; Bouscambert-Duchamp, M; Frobert, E; Rosa-Calatrava, M; Lin, YP; Hay, A; Thomas, D; Schoehn, G and Lina, B (2011)
  Importance of viral genomic composition in modulating glycoprotein content on the surface of influenza virus particles.
  Virology 414, 51-62 PubMed abstract
• Ampofo, WK; Kronmann, KC; Adjabeng, M; Bonney, K; Asante, IA; Nzussouo, NT; Davies, R; Addo-Yobo, F; Parbie, P; Opata, H; McCauley, J; Pimentel, G; Barthel, RV; Oyofo, BA; Ahadzie, L and Amankwa, J (2010)
  Hospital-based surveillance for influenza viruses in Ghana, West Africa.
  American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 83, 264 Abstract No.883
• Barr, IG; McCauley, J; Cox, N; Daniels, R; Engelhardt, OG; Fukuda, K; Grohmann, G; Hay, A; Kelso, A; Klimov, A; Odagiri, T; Smith, D; Russell, C; Tashiro, M; Webby, R; Wood, J; Ye, Z and Zhang, W (2010)
  Epidemiological, antigenic and genetic characteristics of seasonal influenza A(H1N1), A(H3N2) and B influenza viruses: basis for the WHO recommendation on the composition of influenza vaccines for use in the 2009-2010 Northern Hemisphere season.
  Vaccine 28, 1156-1167 PubMed abstract
• Chen, Z; Zheng, YH; Lin, Y; Collins, PJ and Hay, AJ (2010)
  [Impact of avian influenza virus H5N1 neuraminidase mutations on the activity of neuraminidase and the sensibility to neuraminidase inhibitors.].
  Zhonghua yi xue za zhi 90, 1924-1928 PubMed abstract
• Hay, A (2010)
  WHO process for monitoring novel influenza viruses.
  Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 4, 36 Abstract 32.34
• Lin, YP; Gregory, V; Collins, P; Kloess, J; Wharton, S; Cattle, N; Lackenby, A; Daniels, R and Hay, A (2010)
  Neuraminidase receptor binding variants of human influenza A(H3N2) viruses due to substitution of aspartic acid 151 in the catalytic site - role in virus attachment?
  Journal of Virology 84, 6769-6781 PubMed abstract
• Liu, Y; Childs, RA; Matrosovich, T; Wharton, S; Palma, AS; Chai, W; Daniels, R; Gregory, V; Uhlendorff, J; Kiso, M; Klenk, H-D; Hay, A; Feizi, T and Matrosovich, M (2010)
  Altered receptor specificity and cell tropism of D222G haemagglutinin mutants from fatal cases of pandemic A(H1N1) 2009 influenza.
  Journal of Virology 84, 12069-12074 PubMed abstract
• Moules, V; Ferraris, O; Terrier, O; Giudice, E; Yver, M; Rolland, JP; Bouscambert-Duchamp, M; Bergeron, C; Ottmann, M; Fournier, E; Traversier, A; Boule, C; Rivoire, A; Lin, Y; Hay, A; Valette, M; Marquet, R; Rosa-Calatrava, M; Naffakh, N; Schoehn, G; Thomas, D and Lina, B (2010)
  In vitro characterization of naturally occurring influenza H3NA- viruses lacking the NA gene segment: Toward a new mechanism of viral resistance?
  Virology 404, 215-224 PubMed abstract
• Njouom, R; Mba, SAS; Noah, DN; Gregory, V; Collins, P; Cappy, P; Hay, A and Rousset, D (2010)
  Circulation of human influenza viruses and emergence of Oseltamivir-resistant A(H1N1) viruses in Cameroon, Central Africa.
  BMC Infectious Diseases 10, 56 PubMed abstract
• Yavarian, J; Azad, TM; Zheng, X; Gregory, V; Lin, YP and Hay, A (2010)
  Amantadine resistance in relation to the evolution of influenza A(H3N2) viruses in Iran.
  Antiviral Research 88, 193-196 PubMed abstract
• Betakova, T and Hay, AJ (2009)
  Comparison of the activities of BM2 protein and its H19 and W23 mutants of influenza B virus with activities of M2 protein and its H37 and W41 mutants of influenza A virus.
  Archives of Virology 154, 1619-1624 PubMed abstract
• Brown, IH; Capua, I; Cattoli, G; Chen, H; Cox, N; Davis, CT; Donis, RO; Fouchier, RA; Garten, R; Guan, Y; Hay, A; Kawaoka, Y; Mackenzie, J; McCauley, J; Mumford, E; Olsen, C; Perdue, ML; Russell, CA; Smith, C; Smith, D; Smith, GJ; Shu, Y; Tashiro, M; Vijaykrishna, D and Webster, R (2009)
  Continuing progress towards a unified nomenclature for the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses: divergence of clade 2.2 viruses.
  Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 3, 59-62 PubMed abstract
• Childs, RA; Palma, AS; Wharton, S; Matrosovich, T; Liu, Y; Chai, W; Campanero-Rhodes, MA; Zhang, Y; Eickmann, M; Kiso, M; Hay, A; Matrosovich, M and Feizi, T (2009)
  Receptor-binding specificity of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus determined by carbohydrate microarray.
  Nature Biotechnology 27, 797-799 PubMed abstract
• Collins, PJ; Haire, LF; Lin, YP; Liu, J; Russell, RJ; Walker, PA; Martin, SR; Daniels, RS; Gregory, V; Skehel, JJ; Gamblin, SJ and Hay, AJ (2009)
  Structural basis for oseltamivir resistance of influenza viruses.
  Vaccine 27, 6317-6323 PubMed abstract
• dos Reis, M; Hay, AJ and Goldstein, RA (2009)
  Using non-homogeneous models of nucleotide substitution to identify host shift events: application to the origin of the 1918 'Spanish' influenza pandemic virus.
  Journal of Molecular Evolution 69, 333-345 PubMed abstract
• Goddard, N; Zucs, P; Ciancio, B; Plata, F; Hungnes, O; Mazick, A; Meijer, A; Hay, A; Daniels, R; Nicoll, A and Zambon, M (2009)
  Start of the influenza season 2008-9 in Europe - increasing influenza activity moving from west to east dominated by A(H3N2).
  Euro Surveillance 14, 24-26 PubMed abstract
• Leneva, IA; Russell, RJ; Boriskin, YS and Hay, AJ (2009)
  Characteristics of arbidol-resistant mutants of influenza virus: Implications for the mechanism of anti-influenza action of arbidol.
  Antiviral Research 81, 132-140 PubMed abstract
• Mossong, J; Opp, M; Gerloff, N; Hau, P; Kremer, J; Lackenby, A; Gregory, V; Even, J; Huberty-Krau, P; Muller, CP and Schneider, F (2009)
  Emergence of oseltamivir-resistant influenza A H1N1 virus during the 2007-2008 winter season in Luxembourg: clinical characteristics and epidemiology.
  Antiviral Research 84, 91-94 PubMed abstract
• Tamuri, AU; dos Reis, M; Hay, AJ and Goldstein, RA (2009)
  Identifying changes in selective constraints: host shifts in influenza.
  PLoS Computational Biology 5, e1000564 PubMed abstract
• Blackburne, BP; Hay, AJ and Goldstein, RA (2008)
  Changing selective pressure during antigenic changes in human influenza H3.
  PLOS Pathogens 4, e1000058 PubMed abstract
• Collins, PJ; Haire, LF; Lin, YP; Liu, J; Russell, RJ; Walker, PA; Skehel, JJ; Martin, SR; Hay, AJ and Gamblin, SJ (2008)
  Crystal structures of oseltamivir-resistant influenza virus neuraminidase mutants.
  Nature 453, 1258-1261 PubMed abstract
• Hay, AJ; Collins, PJ and Russell, RJ (2008)
  Antivirals and resistance.
  In: Avian Influenza. Edited by Klenk, HD; Matrosovich, MN and Stech, J.
  Basel, Karger, 2008. 252-271. (Monographs in virology, 27).
• Lackenby, A; Hungnes, O; Dudman, SG; Meijer, A; Paget, WJ; Hay, AJ and Zambon, MC (2008)
  Emergence of resistance to oseltamivir among influenza A(H1N1) viruses in Europe.
  Euro Surveillance 13, 8026 PubMed abstract
• Richard, M; Deléage, C; Barthélémy, M; Lin, YP; Hay, A; Lina, B and Ferraris, O (2008)
  Impact of influenza A virus neuraminidase mutations on the stability, activity, and sensibility of the neuraminidase to neuraminidase inhibitors.
  Journal of Clinical Virology 41, 20-24 PubMed abstract
• Russell, CA; Jones, TC; Barr, IG; Cox, NJ; Garten, RJ; Gregory, V; Gust, ID; Hampson, AW; Hay, AJ; Hurt, AC; de Jong, JC; Kelso, A; Klimov, AI; Kageyama, T; Komadina, N; Lapedes, AS; Lin, YP; Mosterin, A; Obuchi, M; Odagiri, T; Osterhaus, ADME; Rimmelzwaan, GF; Shaw, MW; Skepner, E; Stohr, K; Tashiro, M; Fouchier, RAM and Smith, DJ (2008)
  The global circulation of seasonal influenza A (H3N2) viruses.
  Science 320, 340-346 PubMed abstract
• Russell, CA; Jones, TC; Barr, IG; Cox, NJ; Garten, RJ; Gregory, V; Gust, ID; Hampson, AW; Hay, AJ; Hurt, AC; de Jong, JC; Kelso, A; Klimov, AI; Kageyama, T; Komadina, N; Lapedes, AS; Lin, YP; Mosterin, A; Obuchi, M; Odagiri, T; Osterhaus, ADME; Rimmelzwaan, GF; Shaw, MW; Skepner, E; Stohr, K; Tashiro, M; Fouchier, RAM and Smith, DJ (2008)
  Influenza vaccine strain selection and recent studies on the global migration of seasonal influenza viruses.
  Vaccine 26, D31-D34 PubMed abstract

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