The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus A/goose/Guangdong/1/96 H5N1 (Gs/GD) lineage has been transmitted globally and has caused deaths in wild birds, poultry, and humans. Clade 2.3.4.4c, one of the subclades of the Gs/GD lineage, spread through Taiwan in late 2014 and ...
A major advance in immunity was the understanding of how the body’s T cells kill virus-infected cells in the body, published in 1974, which earned Peter Doherty and Rolf Zinkernagel the 1996 Nobel prize. The application of molecular biology to medicine took a leap forward with the creation ...
Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection in a dairy farm worker N. Engl. J. Med. (2024) CDC (2024). CDC confirms human H5 bird flu case in Missouri... A.S. Lipatov et al. Domestic pigs have low susceptibility to H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses PLoS Patho...
Although the virus has most likely infected only a small portion of the total susceptible population, it is clear its shape has changed drastically. This changing shape is largely due to sociopolitical factors. These include shifting formal laws and policies, shifting individual behaviors as well as...
Unfortunately, this flu was mostly an epidemic among children. Most adults still had immunity from the previous outbreak of the similar virus, but children had not been vaccinated against that particular strain and were quick to fall ill. While the flu itself seemed mild,it still killed nearly ...
Most adults still had immunity from the previous outbreak of the similar virus, but children had not been vaccinated against that particular strain and were quick to fall ill. While the flu itself seemed mild, it still killed nearly two hundred people still in their teens or younger. As to ...
Coronavirus is one of the largest genomes among all RNA viruses ranging from 27 to 32 kb. Receptor-mediated endo- cytosis is the main process of virus entry to the host cells. SARS-CoV-2 uses ACE2, a cell-surface receptor that is pre- sent in the kidney, blood vessels, heart, and...
May 1997 – The first person known to catch H5N1 bird flu dies in Hong Kong. The virus has been causing an epidemic among poultry in the city. November-December 1997 – There are 18 new human cases of H5N1 bird flu in Hong Kong, 12 with direct contact with infected poultry. Six people...
Editorial: Rapid Testing for the Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus is Urgently Required as Infections in Poultry and Dairy Cows are on the Rise, and so is Transmission to Humans Dinah V. Parums DOI: 10.12659/MSM.949109 Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e949109 ...
Editorial: Surveillance of Seasonal Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection in Children and Vulnerable Adults Drives Vaccine Development and New Immunization Programs Dinah V. Parums DOI: 10.12659/MSM.949558 Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e949558 0:00 In Press Clinical Research Effects of Soft Ce...