Avian Influenza Viruses
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100 Years Since 1918: Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic?
www.cdc.govShift: Reassortment of Influenza Viruses Influenza Division • Human-adapted viruses can arise from reassortment to cause efficient and sustained transmission • Four pandemics in last 100 years Avian or Swine Influenza Virus
National Strategy for pandemic influenza
www.cdc.govThe animal population serves as a reservoir for new influenza viruses. Scientists believe that avian, or bird, viruses played a role in the last three pandemics. The current concern for a pandemic arises from an unprecedented outbreak of H5N1 influenza in birds that began in 1997 and has spread across bird populations in Asia, Europe, and Africa.
THE RESPIRATORY VIRUSES: INFLUENZA, RSV, AND …
www.columbia.eduInfluenza viruses Influenza viruses cause acute, usually self-limited febrile illnesses most often in the winter months. They belong to the orthomyxoviridae family and are classified into 3 distinct types- influenza A, influenza B and influenza C. Influenza A and B cause human disease with significant morbidity and mortality. Influenza C
Influenza A+B FIA - Quidel Corporation
www.quidel.comDoes the Sofia Influenza A+B FIA detect H5N1 or other strains of “avian” influenza viruses? The Sofia Influenza A+B FIA has been shown to detect cultured human isolates of H5N1; as with other rapid tests for influenza, the ability of the Sofia Influenza A+B FIA to detect influenza Type A in patients infected with H5N1 has not been established.
Surveillance of influenza and other respiratory viruses in ...
assets.publishing.service.gov.ukSurveillance of influenza and other respiratory viruses in the UK: Winter 2019 to 2020 8 the schools’ programme, meaning that from the 2019 to 2020 season all children of primary school age are eligible. Additional influenza vaccination activity for children was also carried out with strategies varying by country of the UK.