Sentences with phrase «by avian influenza viruses»

The mouse is described in a study, «In vivo evasion of MxA by avian influenza viruses requires human signature in the viral nucleoprotein,» that will be published April 10 in The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

The current epizootic in the Far East caused by avian influenza virus A (H5N1) has led to real concern about the possibility of a new pandemic of influenza.12 Technological innovation, such as the use of new vaccines delivered by the intradermal route, offers great promise to change and improve on current immunization strategies.

Not exact matches

Poultry products exported by the Atlanta - based company are also challenged as a result of the avian influenza virus, which has led to many countries worldwide to close their doors to poultry imports altogether.

Ebright: Future work with lab - generated transmissible avian influenza viruses should be performed only at the highest biosafety level, only at the highest biosecurity standard, and only after approval by, and under the oversight of, a national or international review process that identifies risks and benefits, weighs risks and benefits, mitigates risks, and manages risks.

However, compared to other avian influenza viruses, the attachment to epithelial cells by H7N9 in the bronchioles and alveoli of the lung was more abundant and the viruses attached to a broader range of cell types.

Now researchers report new evidence for such a link: Mice infected with the H5N1 avian influenza virus lose the same dopamine - releasing neurons that are destroyed by Parkinson's disease.

The antibodies against H7subtype viruses exhibit «remarkable neutralizing potency,» and thus may represent a new way to protect people who have been exposed to or infected by avian influenza, they reported today in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.

«As the risks of such research and its publication are debated by the community, I argue that we should pursue transmission studies of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses with urgency,» he writes in Nature.

Two groups of scientists who carried out highly controversial studies with the avian influenza virus H5N1 have reluctantly agreed to strike certain details from manuscripts describing their work after having been asked to do so by a U.S. biosecurity council.

The potential public health implication of this observation is that a person infected by H7N9 avian influenza virus who does not show symptoms could nevertheless spread the virus to others.

By comparing gene expression in the lungs of ducks infected with either highly or weakly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 viruses, the team identified genes whose expression patterns were altered in response to avian influenza viruses.

Avian influenza virus H7N9, which killed several dozen people in China earlier this year, has not yet acquired the changes needed to infect humans easily, according to a new study by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI).

Highly pathogenic avian influenza A / H5N1 virus can cause morbidity and mortality in humans but thus far has not acquired the ability to be transmitted by aerosol or respiratory droplet («airborne transmission») between humans.

Most avian influenza experts believe the virus is spread primarily by trading in domestic poultry and the movement of crates and trucks unknowingly carrying contaminated droppings or other materials.

One of the greatest influenza pandemic threats at this time is posed by the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses.

LA JOLLA, CA — December 5, 2013 — Avian influenza virus H7N9, which killed several dozen people in China earlier this year, has not yet acquired the changes needed to infect humans easily, according to a new study by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI).

From WebMD: «Lauric acid is used for treating viral infections including influenza (the flu); swine flu; avian flu; the common cold; fever blisters, cold sores, and genital herpes caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV); genital warts caused by human papillomavirus (HPV); and HIV / AIDS.

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Avian influenza infections in cats appear to be associated with outbreaks in domestic or wild birds by way of eating raw meat infected with the virus.