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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"Avian influenza"”.
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Human adaptation of avian influenza viruses
Human adaptation of avian influenza viruses pose an enormous public health challenge as the human population is predominantly naive to avian influenza antigens. As such, constant surveillance is needed to monitor the circulating avian strains. Of particular importance are strains belonging to H5N1, …
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Prevelance of Avian Influenza Viruses in Northern Zambia
This study described the prevalence of avian influenza viruses in wild waterfowl and domestic birds on the wetlands of Northern Zambia (Luapula and Northern Provinces). The purpose of the research was to establish if there are any influenza viruses circulating in this region in order to determine …
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Prevalence of Avian Influenza viruses in Northern Zambia
This study described the prevalence of avian influenza viruses in wild waterfowl and domestic birds on the wetlands of Northern Zambia (Luapula and Northern Provinces). The purpose of the research was to establish if there are any influenza viruses circulating in this region in order to determine …
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Prevelance of Avian Influenza Viruses in Northern Zambia
This study described the prevalence of avian influenza viruses in wild waterfowl and domestic birds on the wetlands of Northern Zambia (Luapula and Northern Provinces). The purpose of the research was to establish if there are any influenza viruses circulating in this region in order to determine …
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Epidemiology and risk factor analysis of avian influenza virus
Background: The avian influenza virus may cause severe outbreaks in the poultry population and may occasionally infect humans exposed to infected poultry. The relative occurrence of the disease varies upon the infectious agent and the subtype, the composition of the population exposed and prior …
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The Effects of Avian Influenza Outbreak on U.S. Poultry Prices
… of human infection from several subtypes of avian influenza infection have been reported since 1997. According to WHO (World Health Organization), experts indicate that there is a possible risk of infection to people who have contact with infected birds or surfaces that have been contaminated …
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Matrix Gene Splicing and Emergence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is a continual threat to the commercial poultry industry. In the past 40 years there have been five outbreaks of HPAI in North America. Rapid responses to these outbreaks have been crucial in preventing HPAI from becoming endemic in North America. The three …
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The development of a novel vaccine against avian influenza H7N9 virus
Influenza A viruses (IAV) are classified into the Orthomyxoviridae family and are composed of segmented, negative-sense, single-stranded ribonucleic acid (ssRNA) genomes in an enveloped particle. IAV is capable of infecting a wide variety of species, including but not limited to humans, birds, …
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QCM Aptasensor for Rapid and Specific Detection of Avian Influenza Virus
<p>There has been a need for rapid detection of avian influenza virus (AIV) H5N1 due to it being a potential pandemic threat. Most of the current methods, including culture isolation and PCR, are very sensitive and specific but require specialized laboratories and trained personnel in order to …
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Membrane-Bound Immunomodulators As Adjuvants In A Cell Culture-Based Avian Influenza Vaccine
… efficiently produces inactivated, whole-virus influenza vaccine bearing membrane-bound cytokines. Tethering the cytokine to the antigen of interest keeps the immunomodulator in close contact with the antigen ensuring that immune cells recruited or activated by the adjuvant react with the …
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Investigating the spread of emerging Avian Influenza viruses using cross-disciplinary and computational approaches
Avian Influenza (AI) is a viral disease that affects birds and humans. Several AI lineages infect humans and there is potential for lineages to cause human pandemics. New developments in AI have occurred in recent years: several novel zoonotic strains (e.g. H7N9, H5N6, H10N8) emerged in China, and …
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Seasonal Dynamics of Avian Influenza Viruses in Ring-billed Gulls (Larus delawarensis) in Minnesota
… are reservoir hosts for low pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (LPAIVs), but their role in the transmission dynamics of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) is unclear. The novel reassortant HPAIV H5N2 that emerged in Minnesota in 2015 was devastating to the poultry …
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The role of domestic ducks in the maintenance and spread of avian influenza viruses in Indonesia
… birds serve as the natural reservoir host for influenza A viruses. As the reservoir, wild waterfowl play an important role in the persistence and transmission of influenza viruses among bird populations and to other mammalian species. In many Asian countries, domestic ducks are raised for meat …
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Prevalence and Genetic Characterization of Avian Influenza Virus in Ring-billed and Franklin's Gulls in Minnesota
The natural reservoirs for avian influenza virus (AIV) are wild waterbirds such as ducks and gulls. In Minnesota, gulls are abundant and known to visit poultry farms, yet are underrepresented in AIV wild bird surveillance efforts. The purpose of this research was to fill part of this surveillance …
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Effects of low pathogenicity avian influenza on turkey breeding flocks and immune evaluation of an H1N2 DNA vaccine
Low pathogenicity avian influenza (LPAI) viruses can have substantial negative effects on egg production in turkey breeding flocks. Despite vaccination, turkey breeding hens continue to face disease associated with LPAI. Additionally, detecting a measurable immune response post-vaccination using …
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Understanding Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza outbreaks in Western Cape Ostrich industry: did network dynamics enhance vulnerability? Christine Moore.
… an epidemic outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) within the ostrich industry in 2011.
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The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus: a twenty-year journey of narratives and (in)secure landscapes
… of knowledge about the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1virus. In the first manuscript, I explore three narratives that have been produced to describe the 20-year journey of the virus. The journey begins in 1996 when the virus was a singular localized animal virus but then over the …
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Strategy for speedy field diagnosis and control of avian influenza viruses (AIV) outbreak at the point of contact/care (POC)
Avian influenza (AI) is an infectious viral disease in birds caused by a type A influenza virus of the family Orthomyxoviridae. These viral outbreaks usually cause significant economic losses to the poultry industry. Conventional strategies for AI detection and control using vaccination both start …
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The Integration of Health Care Policy in Medical Education
… are examined in this thesis, including Avian Influenza, the Ryan White Care Act reauthorization, and Massachusetts Health Care Reform Plan. It is predicted that the inclusion of several curriculum reforms in medical education will increase the participation from physicians in reforming …
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