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Severe influenza A (H1N1)v in patients without any known risk factor
Carles Alonso-Tarr s, Cristina Cortes-Lletget, Sara Pintado, Assumpta Ricart
Critical Care 2009, 13:425 (19November2009)
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Presentation and management of critically ill patients with influenza A (H1N1): a UK perspective
Joyce HY Yeung, Mark Bailey, Gavin D Perkins, Fang Gao Smith
Critical Care 2009, 13:426 (19November2009)
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Impaired immune responses in the lungs of aged mice following influenza infection
Franklin R Toapanta, Ted M Ross
Respiratory Research 2009, 10:112 (18November2009)
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Study protocol
Protocol: Transmission and prevention of influenza in Hutterites: Zoonotic transmission of influenza A: swine & swine workers
Margaret L Russell, Julia Keenliside, Richard Webby, Kevin Fonseca, Pam Singh, Lorraine Moss, Mark Loeb
BMC Public Health 2009, 9:420 (18November2009)
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Evidence for a novel gene associated with human influenza A viruses
Monica Clifford, James Twigg, Chris Upton
Virology Journal 2009, 6:198 (16November2009)
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Anti-viral properties and mode of action of standardized Echinacea purpurea extract against highly pathogenic avian Influenza virus (H5N1, H7N7) and swine-origin H1N1 (S-OIV)
Stephan Pleschka, Michael Stein, Roland Schoop, James B Hudson
Virology Journal 2009, 6:197 (13November2009)
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Poster presentation
Effect of the novel influenza A (H1N1) virus in the human immune system
A Antonopoulou, M Raftogiannis, F Baziaka, P Koutoukas, A Savva, T Kanni, M Georgitsi, A Pistiki, EJ Giamarellos-Bourboulis
Critical Care 2009, 13(Suppl 4):P24 (11November2009)
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Phylogenetic analysis of Newcastle disease viruses isolated from waterfowl in the Upper Midwest Region of the United States
Naresh Jindal, Yogesh Chander, Ashok K Chockalingam, Martha de Abin, Patrick T Redig, Sagar M Goyal
Virology Journal 2009, 6:191 (5November2009)
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Characterization of low pathogenicity avian influenza viruses isolated from wild birds in Mongolia 2005 through 2007
Erica Spackman, David E Swayne, Martin Gilbert, Damien O Joly, William B Karesh, David L Suarez, Ruuragchaa Sodnomdarjaa, Purevtseren Dulam, Carol Cardona
Virology Journal 2009, 6:190 (5November2009)
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Identification of differentially expressed miRNAs in chicken lung and trachea with avian influenza virus infection by a deep sequencing approach
Ying Wang, Vinayak Brahmakshatriya, Huifeng Zhu, Blanca Lupiani, Sanjay M Reddy, Byung-Jun Yoon, Preethi H Gunaratne, Jong Hwan Kim, Rui Chen, Junjun Wang, Huaijun Zhou
BMC Genomics 2009, 10:512 (5November2009)
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Antiviral activity of gliotoxin, gentian violet and brilliant green against Nipah and Hendra virus in vitro
Mohamad Aljofan, Michael L Sganga, Michael K Lo, Christina L Rootes, Matteo Porotto, Adam G Meyer, Simon Saubern, Anne Moscona, Bruce A Mungall
Virology Journal 2009, 6:187 (4November2009)
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Commentary
The Infectious Diseases BioBank at King's College London: archiving samples from patients infected with HIV to facilitate translational research
Rachel Williams, Christine Mant, John Cason
Retrovirology 2009, 6:98 (3November2009)
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Research
Influenza H5N1 virus infection of polarized human alveolar epithelial cells and lung microvascular endothelial cells
Michael CW Chan, Renee WY Chan, Wendy CL Yu, Carol CC Ho, WH Chui, CK Lo, Kit M Yuen, Yi Guan, John M Nicholls, JS Malik Peiris
Respiratory Research 2009, 10:102 (30October2009)
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Chlamydia trachomatis infection and sexual behaviour among female students attending higher education in the Republic of Ireland
Emer O'Connell, Wendy Brennan, Martin Cormican, Marita Glacken, Diarmuid O'Donovan, Akke Vellinga, Niall Cahill, Fionnguala Lysaght, Joan O'Donnell
BMC Public Health 2009, 9:397 (29October2009)
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A retrospective cohort pilot study to evaluate a triage tool for use in a pandemic
Michael D Christian, Cindy Hamielec, Neil M Lazar, Randy S Wax, Lauren Griffith, Margaret S Herridge, David Lee, Deborah J Cook
Critical Care 2009, 13:R170 (29October2009)
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Short report
The first Swedish H1N2 swine influenza virus isolate represents an uncommon reassortant
 d m Blint, Giorgi Metreveli, Frederik Widn, Siamak Zohari, Mikael Berg, Mats Isaksson, Lena HM Renstr m, Per Wallgren, Sndor Belk, Thomas Segall, Istvn Kiss
Virology Journal 2009, 6:180 (28October2009)
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Poster presentation
P12-07. Novel HIV vaccines using chimeric influenza HA vectors
DA Steinhauer, WA Langley, G Talekar, Z Li
Retrovirology 2009, 6(Suppl 3):P173 (22October2009)
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Poster presentation
P19-24. Evaluation of recombinant influenza-SIV vaccines in macaques
J Stambas, A Sexton, R De Rose, JC Reece, S Alcantara, L Loh, JM Moffat, K Laurie, A Hurt, PC Doherty, SJ Turner, SJ Kent
Retrovirology 2009, 6(Suppl 3):P344 (22October2009)
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Commentary
Coming soon to an ICU near you: severe pandemic influenza in ICU patients in Spain
Steven M Opal
Critical Care 2009, 13:196 (21October2009)
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Research article
Protective measures and H5N1-seroprevalence among personnel tasked with bird collection during an outbreak of avian influenza A/H5N1 in wild birds, Ruegen, Germany, 2006
Wei Cai, Brunhilde Schweiger, Udo Buchholz, Silke Buda, Martina Littmann, Jrg Heusler, Walter Haas
BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9:170 (18October2009)
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Research article
Formative research on the feasibility of hygiene interventions for influenza control in UK primary schools
Wolf-Peter Schmidt, Catherine Wloch, Adam Biran, Val Curtis, Punam Mangtani
BMC Public Health 2009, 9:390 (15October2009)
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Research article
Influenza activity in Cambodia during 2006-2008
Sek Mardy, Sovann Ly, Seng Heng, Sirenda Vong, Chea Huch, Chea Nora, Nima Asgari, Megge Miller, Isabelle Bergeri, Sybille Rehmet, Duong Veasna, Weigong Zhou, Takeshi Kasai, Sok Touch, Philippe Buchy
BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9:168 (15October2009)
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Debate
On managing complex adaptive systems motivated by biosystems application to infections
AS Hegazi, AH Hashish, E Ahmed
Nonlinear Biomedical Physics 2009, 3:11 (12October2009)
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Commentary
Inclusion of women in clinical trials
Jesse A Berlin, Susan S Ellenberg
BMC Medicine 2009, 7:56 (9October2009)
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Research
Detection of NP, N3 and N7 antibodies to avian influenza virus by indirect ELISA using yeast-expressed antigens
Chitra Upadhyay, Arun Ammayappan, Vikram N Vakharia
Virology Journal 2009, 6:158 (7October2009)
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Editorial
A vision of the future for BMC Medicine: serving science, medicine and authors
Robin L Cassady-Cain, Joanne M Appleford, Jigisha Patel, Mick Aulakh, Melissa L Norton
BMC Medicine 2009, 7:55 (7October2009)
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Research article
Initial psychological responses to Influenza A, H1N1 ("Swine flu")
Robin Goodwin, Shamsul Haque, Felix Neto, Lynn B Myers
BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9:166 (6October2009)
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Technical advance
New journal selection for quantitative survey of infectious disease research: application for Asian trend analysis
Hiromi Takahashi-Omoe, Katsuhiko Omoe, Nobuhiko Okabe
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9:67 (6October2009)
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Editorial
Open questions about influenza A (H1N1) 2009
Miranda Robertson
Journal of Biology 2009, 8:68 (2October2009)
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Research article
Small islands and pandemic influenza: Potential benefits and limitations of travel volume reduction as a border control measure
Martin Eichner, Markus Schwehm, Nick Wilson, Michael G Baker
BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9:160 (29September2009)
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Research
Multipathogen infections in hospitalized children with acute respiratory infections
Dan Peng, Dongchi Zhao, Jingtao Liu, Xia Wang, Kun Yang, Hong Xicheng, Yang Li, Fubing Wang
Virology Journal 2009, 6:155 (29September2009)
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Research article
Identification of hemagglutinin structural domain and polymorphisms which may modulate swine H1N1 interactions with human receptor
Veljko Veljkovic, Henry L Niman, Sanja Glisic, Nevena Veljkovic, Vladimir Perovic, Claude P Muller
BMC Structural Biology 2009, 9:62 (28September2009)
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Commentary
The influenza A(H1N1) epidemic in Mexico. Lessons learned
Jos A C rdova-Villalobos, Elsa Sarti, Jacqueline Arzoz-Padrs, Gabriel Manuell-Lee, Josefina Romero Mndez, Pablo Kuri-Morales
Health Research Policy and Systems 2009, 7:21 (28September2009)
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Research article
Expansion of seasonal influenza vaccination in the Americas
Alba Mar a Ropero-lvarez, Hannah J Kurtis, M Carolina Danovaro-Holliday, Cuauhtmoc Ruiz-Matus, Jon K Andrus
BMC Public Health 2009, 9:361 (24September2009)
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Question & Answer
Q&A: What have we found out about the influenza A (H1N1) 2009 pandemic virus?
Stephen J Turner, Lorena E Brown, Peter C Doherty, Anne Kelso
Journal of Biology 2009, 8:69 (18September2009)
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Research article
A profile of the online dissemination of national influenza surveillance data
Calvin KY Cheng, Eric HY Lau, Dennis KM Ip, Alfred SY Yeung, Lai Ming Ho, Benjamin J Cowling
BMC Public Health 2009, 9:339 (16September2009)
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Commentary
Formal kinetics of H1N1 epidemic
Konstantin G Gurevich
Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling 2009, 6:23 (15September2009)
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Research
Intensive care adult patients with severe respiratory failure caused by Influenza A (H1N1)v in Spain
Jordi Rello, Alejandro Rodrguez, Pedro Iba ez, Lorenzo Socias, Javier Cebrian, Asuncin Marques, Jos Guerrero, Sergio Ruiz-Santana, Enrique Marquez, Frutos Del Nogal-Saez, Francisco Alvarez-Lerma, Sergio Martnez, Miquel Ferrer, Manuel Avellanas, Rosa Granada, Enrique Marav-Poma, Patricia Albert, Rafael Sierra, Loreto Vidaur, Patricia Ortiz, Isidro Prieto del Portillo, Beatriz Galvn, Cristbal Len-Gil, the H1N1 SEMICYUC working group
Critical Care 2009, 13:R148 (11September2009)
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Research article
Seasonal transmission potential and activity peaks of the new influenza A(H1N1): a Monte Carlo likelihood analysis based on human mobility
Duygu Balcan, Hao Hu, Bruno Goncalves, Paolo Bajardi, Chiara Poletto, Jose J Ramasco, Daniela Paolotti, Nicola Perra, Michele Tizzoni, Wouter Van den Broeck, Vittoria Colizza, Alessandro Vespignani
BMC Medicine 2009, 7:45 (10September2009)
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Research
Genetic diversity and evolution of human metapneumovirus fusion protein over twenty years
Chin-Fen Yang, Chiaoyin K Wang, Sharon J Tollefson, Rohith Piyaratna, Linda D Lintao, Marla Chu, Alexis Liem, Mary Mark, Richard R Spaete, James E Crowe Jr, John V Williams
Virology Journal 2009, 6:138 (9September2009)
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Research
Panorama phylogenetic diversity and distribution of type A influenza viruses based on their six internal gene sequences
Ji-Ming Chen, Ying-Xue Sun, Ji-Wang Chen, Shuo Liu, Jian-Min Yu, Chao-Jian Shen, Xiang-Dong Sun, Dong Peng
Virology Journal 2009, 6:137 (8September2009)
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Debate
Should cities hosting mass gatherings invest in public health surveillance and planning? Reflections from a decade of mass gatherings in Sydney, Australia
Sarah Thackway, Timothy Churches, Jan Fizzell, David Muscatello, Paul Armstrong
BMC Public Health 2009, 9:324 (8September2009)
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Review
Prospects for control of emerging infectious diseases with plasmid DNA vaccines
Ronald B Moss
Journal of Immune Based Therapies and Vaccines 2009, 7:3 (7September2009)
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Research
Ixodes ricinus ticks are reservoir hosts for Rickettsia helvetica and potentially carry flea-borne Rickettsia species
Hein Sprong, Peter R Wielinga, Manoj Fonville, Chantal Reusken, Afke H Brandenburg, Fred Borgsteede, Cor Gaasenbeek, Joke WB van der Giessen
Parasites & Vectors 2009, 2:41 (4September2009)
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Research article
Modelling the progression of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in Vietnam and the opportunities for reassortment with other influenza viruses
Maciej F Boni, Bui Huu Manh, Pham Quang Thai, Jeremy Farrar, Tran Tinh Hien, Nguyen Tran Hien, Nguyen Van Kinh, Peter Horby
BMC Medicine 2009, 7:43 (3September2009)
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Research article
Seasonal effects of influenza on mortality in a subtropical city
Lin Yang, Chit Ming Wong, King Pan Chan, Patsy Yuen Kwan Chau, Chun Quan Ou, Kwok Hung Chan, JS Malik Peiris
BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9:133 (22August2009)
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Research
Partial direct contact transmission in ferrets of a mallard H7N3 influenza virus with typical avian-like receptor specificity
Haichen Song, Hongquan Wan, Yonas Araya, Daniel R Perez
Virology Journal 2009, 6:126 (14August2009)
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Research
Exacerbation of allergic inflammation in mice exposed to diesel exhaust particles prior to viral infection
Ilona Jaspers, Patricia A Sheridan, Wenli Zhang, Luisa E Brighton, Kelly D Chason, Xiaoyang Hua, Stephen L Tilley
Particle and Fibre Toxicology 2009, 6:22 (14August2009)
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Research
Mechanisms of the action of povidone-iodine against human and avian influenza A viruses: its effects on hemagglutination and sialidase activities
Nongluk Sriwilaijaroen, Prapon Wilairat, Hiroaki Hiramatsu, Tadanobu Takahashi, Takashi Suzuki, Morihiro Ito, Yasuhiko Ito, Masato Tashiro, Yasuo Suzuki
Virology Journal 2009, 6:124 (13August2009)
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Research article
Potential for a global dynamic of Influenza A (H1N1)
Antoine Flahault, Elisabeta Vergu, Pierre-Yves Bo lle
BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9:129 (12August2009)
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Editorial
'ONE HEALTH' and parasitology
Bruce Kaplan, Laura H Kahn, Thomas P Monath, Jack Woodall
Parasites & Vectors 2009, 2:36 (12August2009)
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Commentary
On the epidemiology of influenza: reply to Radonovich et al
John J Cannell, Michael Zasloff, Cedric F Garland, Robert Scragg, Edward Giovannucci
Virology Journal 2009, 6:121 (11August2009)
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Methodology article
ETISEQ  an algorithm for automated elution time ion sequencing of concurrently fragmented peptides for mass spectrometry-based proteomics
Jason WH Wong, Alexander B Schwahn, Kevin M Downard
BMC Bioinformatics 2009, 10:244 (10August2009)
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Commentary
The first influenza pandemic in the new millennium: lessons learned hitherto for current control efforts and overall pandemic preparedness
Carlos Franco-Paredes, Peter Carrasco, Jose Ignacio Santos Preciado
Journal of Immune Based Therapies and Vaccines 2009, 7:2 (7August2009)
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Research article
Threat-responsiveness and the decision to obtain free influenza vaccinations among the older adults in Taiwan
Ying-Chun Li, Chi-Mei Liu
BMC Public Health 2009, 9:275 (31July2009)
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Software
FluDetWeb: an interactive web-based system for the early detection of the onset of influenza epidemics
David Conesa, Antonio Lpez-Qulez, Miguel ngel Martnez-Beneito, Mara Teresa Miralles, Francisco Verdejo
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2009, 9:36 (29July2009)
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Research article
Age-prioritized use of antivirals during an influenza pandemic
Stefano Merler, Marco Ajelli, Caterina Rizzo
BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9:117 (28July2009)
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Research article
What infection control measures will people carry out to reduce transmission of pandemic influenza? A focus group study
Leanne G Morrison, Lucy Yardley
BMC Public Health 2009, 9:258 (23July2009)
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Research
Ecology and geography of avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) transmission in the Middle East and northeastern Africa
Richard AJ Williams, A Townsend Peterson
International Journal of Health Geographics 2009, 8:47 (20July2009)
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Research
Temporal and geographic evidence for evolution of Sin Nombre virus using molecular analyses of viral RNA from Colorado, New Mexico and Montana
William C Black IV, Jeffrey B Doty, Mark T Hughes, Barry J Beaty, Charles H Calisher
Virology Journal 2009, 6:102 (14July2009)
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Research
Respiratory viral infections detected by multiplex PCR among pediatric patients with lower respiratory tract infections seen at an urban hospital in Delhi from 2005 to 2007
Preeti Bharaj, Wayne M Sullender, Sushil K Kabra, Kalaivani Mani, John Cherian, Vikas Tyagi, Harendra S Chahar, Samander Kaushik, Lalit Dar, Shobha Broor
Virology Journal 2009, 6:89 (26June2009)
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Research article
Myocarditis mimicking acute coronary syndrome following influenza B virus infection: a case report
Jun Muneuchi, Yoshiaki Kanaya, Tomoko Takimoto, Takayuki Hoshina, Koichi Kusuhara, Toshiro Hara
Cases Journal 2009, 2:6809 (25June2009)
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Research article
Needs assessment of Wisconsin primary care residents and faculty regarding interest in global health training
Terese A Bauer, James Sanders
BMC Medical Education 2009, 9:36 (24June2009)
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Review
Pandemic influenza: implications for occupational medicine
W Shane Journeay, Matthew D Burnstein
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2009, 4:15 (23June2009)
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Review
Modeling influenza epidemics and pandemics: insights into the future of swine flu (H1N1)
Brian J Coburn, Bradley G Wagner, Sally Blower
BMC Medicine 2009, 7:30 (22June2009)
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Editorial
Influenza: one or two more questions
Miranda Robertson
Journal of Biology 2009, 8:45 (12June2009)
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Short report
Comparative analysis between a low pathogenic and a high pathogenic influenza H5 hemagglutinin in cell entry
Emily Rumschlag-Booms, Ying Guo, Jizhen Wang, Michael Caffrey, Lijun Rong
Virology Journal 2009, 6:76 (10June2009)
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Research article
Comparison of airway measurements during influenza-induced tachypnea in infant and adult cotton rats
Elman L Trias, Arash Hassantoufighi, Gregory A Prince, Maryna C Eichelberger
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9:28 (10June2009)
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Research article
Synthesis of sialoglycopolypeptide for potentially blocking influenza virus infection using a rat  2,6-sialyltransferase expressed in BmNPV bacmid-injected silkworm larvae
Makoto Ogata, Makoto Nakajima, Tatsuya Kato, Takakiyo Obara, Hirokazu Yagi, Koichi Kato, Taichi Usui, Enoch Y Park
BMC Biotechnology 2009, 9:54 (5June2009)
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Research
Identification and characterisation of a novel anti-viral peptide against avian influenza virus H9N2
Mohamed Rajik, Fatemeh Jahanshiri, Abdul Rahman Omar, Aini Ideris, Sharifah Syed Hassan, Khatijah Yusoff
Virology Journal 2009, 6:74 (5June2009)
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Research
Protein intrinsic disorder and influenza virulence: the 1918 H1N1 and H5N1 viruses
Gerard Kian-Meng Goh, A Keith Dunker, Vladimir N Uversky
Virology Journal 2009, 6:69 (3June2009)
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Research
The directionality of the nuclear transport of the influenza A genome is driven by selective exposure of nuclear localization sequences on nucleoprotein
Winco WH Wu, Nelly Pant
Virology Journal 2009, 6:68 (2June2009)
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Research
Evolution of the M gene of the influenza A virus in different host species: large-scale sequence analysis
Yuki Furuse, Akira Suzuki, Taro Kamigaki, Hitoshi Oshitani
Virology Journal 2009, 6:67 (29May2009)
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Research article
Patterns of perception toward influenza pandemic among the front-line responsible health personnel in southern Thailand: a Q methodology approach
Tapanan Prateepko, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong
BMC Public Health 2009, 9:161 (28May2009)
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Question & Answer
Q&A: What do we know about influenza and what can we do about it?
Peter C Doherty, Stephen J Turner
Journal of Biology 2009, 8:46 (26May2009)
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Discovery notes
Mapping the sequence mutations of the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus neuraminidase relative to drug and antibody binding sites
Sebastian Maurer-Stroh, Jianmin Ma, Raphael Tze Chuen Lee, Fernanda L Sirota, Frank Eisenhaber
Biology Direct 2009, 4:18 (20May2009)
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Editorial
Swine flu, pandemics, and critical care
Steven M Opal
Critical Care 2009, 13:146 (15May2009)
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Research article
Will the NHS continue to function in an influenza pandemic? a survey of healthcare workers in the West Midlands, UK
Sarah Damery, Sue Wilson, Heather Draper, Christine Gratus, Sheila Greenfield, Jonathan Ives, Jayne Parry, Judith Petts, Tom Sorell
BMC Public Health 2009, 9:142 (14May2009)
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Research
In vitro host range, multiplication and virion forms of recombinant viruses obtained from co-infection in vitro with a vaccinia-vectored influenza vaccine and a naturally occurring cowpox virus isolate
Malachy Ifeanyi Okeke,  ivind Nilssen, Ugo Moens, Morten Tryland, Terje Traavik
Virology Journal 2009, 6:55 (12May2009)
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Short report
Sales of oseltamivir in Norway prior to the emergence of oseltamivir resistant influenza A(H1N1) viruses in 200708
Siri H Hauge, Hege S Blix, Katrine Borgen, Olav Hungnes, Susanne G Dudman, Preben Aavitsland
Virology Journal 2009, 6:54 (12May2009)
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Short Report
Virological investigation of four outbreaks of influenza B reassortants in the northern region of Taiwan from October 2006 to February 2007
Yuan-Ming Lee, Sheng-Fan Wang, Cheng-Ming Lee, Kuan-Hsuan Chen, Yu-Jiun Chan, Wu-Tse Liu, Yi-Ming Arthur Chen
BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:86 (9May2009)
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Commentary
Towards a sane and rational approach to management of Influenza H1N1 2009
William R Gallaher
Virology Journal 2009, 6:51 (7May2009)
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Research article
Simulation suggests that rapid activation of social distancing can arrest epidemic development due to a novel strain of influenza
Joel K Kelso, George J Milne, Heath Kelly
BMC Public Health 2009, 9:117 (29April2009)
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Research
Incorporation of membrane-bound, mammalian-derived immunomodulatory proteins into influenza whole virus vaccines boosts immunogenicity and protection against lethal challenge
Andrew S Herbert, Lynn Heffron, Roy Sundick, Paul C Roberts
Virology Journal 2009, 6:42 (24April2009)
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Research article
Conserved amino acid markers from past influenza pandemic strains
Jonathan E Allen, Shea N Gardner, Elizabeth A Vitalis, Tom R Slezak
BMC Microbiology 2009, 9:77 (22April2009)
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Research article
A novel Respiratory Health Score (RHS) supports a role of acute lung damage and pig breed in the course of an Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae infection
Doris Hoeltig, Isabel Hennig-Pauka, Kerstin Thies, Thomas Rehm, Martin Beyerbach, Katrin Strutzberg-Minder, Gerald F Gerlach, Karl-Heinz Waldmann, FUGATO-consortium IRAS
BMC Veterinary Research 2009, 5:14 (21April2009)
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Short report
High level expression of the anti-retroviral protein APOBEC3G is induced by influenza A virus but does not confer antiviral activity
Eva-K Pauli, Mirco Schmolke, Henning Hofmann, Christina Ehrhardt, Egbert Flory, Carsten M nk, Stephan Ludwig
Retrovirology 2009, 6:38 (16April2009)
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