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Influenza Roundup
Monday, April 24, 2006

Good afternoon. The following resources have been added to the seasonal and avian/pandemic influenza sections of the CIDRAP site in the past 2 weeks.

 

SEASONAL FLU
Influenza activity: United States, April 2-8, 2006

From Apr 21 MMWR     Visit link...

Seasonal influenza activity for 2005-2006 season seems to be ending in most European countries
From Apr 13 Eurosurveillance Weekly     Visit link...

Clinical features of influenza C virus infection in children
From May 1 J Infect Dis     Visit link...

Emergence of drug-resistant influenza virus: population dynamical considerations
Perspective from Apr 21 Science     Visit link...

Human influenza surveillance: the demand to expand
From Apr Emerg Infect Dis     Visit link...

Identifying influenza viruses with resequencing microarrays
From Apr Emerg Infect Dis     Visit link...

Dose-related safety and immunogenicity of a trivalent baculovirus-expressed influenza-virus hemagglutinin vaccine in elderly adults
From May 1 J Infect Dis     Visit link...

AVIAN/PANDEMIC FLU
Early diagnosis of avian influenza

Editorial from Apr 21 Science     Visit link...

Structure and receptor specificity of the hemagglutinin from an H5N1 influenza virus
From Apr 21 Science     Visit link...

Predictability and preparedness in influenza control
Perspective from Apr 21 Science     Visit link...

H5N1 virus attachment to lower respiratory tract
From Apr 21 Science     Visit link...

Host species barriers to influenza virus infections
From Apr 21 Science     Visit link...

Global patterns of influenza A virus in wild birds
From Apr 21 Science     Visit link...

H5N1 infections in cats: public health implications
From Apr 13 Eurosurveillance Weekly     Visit link...

Domestic ducks and H5N1 influenza epidemic, Thailand
From Apr Emerg Infect Dis     Visit link...

Biodefense shield and avian influenza
Letter from May Emerg Infect Dis     Visit link...

Susceptibility of animal species to the H5N1 Asian strain
Apr 14 statement from OIE & FAO     Visit link...

Synchrony, waves, and spatial hierarchies in the spread of influenza
From Apr 21 Science     Visit link...

Public health strategies for pandemic influenza
Commentary from Apr 12 JAMA     Visit link...

Local public health workers' perceptions toward responding to an influenza pandemic
From BMC Public Health, published online Apr 18     Visit link...

Pandemic influenza preparedness and mitigation in refugee and displaced populations
Released by WHO Apr 7     Visit link...

Mitigation strategies for pandemic influenza in the United States
From Apr 11 Proc Natl Acad Sci     Visit link...