Search Results - "Malik Peiris, JS"
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The global antigenic diversity of swine influenza A viruses
Published in eLife (15-04-2016)“…Swine influenza presents a substantial disease burden for pig populations worldwide and poses a potential pandemic threat to humans. There is considerable…”
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Effect modification of environmental factors on influenza-associated mortality: a time-series study in two Chinese cities
Published in BMC infectious diseases (14-12-2011)“…Environmental factors have been associated with transmission and survival of influenza viruses but no studies have ever explored the role of environmental…”
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Sialic acid receptor detection in the human respiratory tract: evidence for widespread distribution of potential binding sites for human and avian influenza viruses
Published in Respiratory research (25-10-2007)“…Influenza virus binds to cell receptors via sialic acid (SA) linked glycoproteins. They recognize SA on host cells through their haemagglutinins (H). The…”
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Emergence of a novel swine-origin influenza A virus (S-OIV) H1N1 virus in humans
Published in Journal of clinical virology (01-07-2009)“…Abstract A recently emerged novel influenza A H1N1 virus continues to spread globally. The virus contains a novel constellation of gene segments, the nearest…”
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Generation and characterization of influenza A viruses with altered polymerase fidelity
Published in Nature communications (03-09-2014)“…Genetic diversity of influenza A viruses (IAV) acquired through the error-prone RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRP) or through genetic reassortment enables…”
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Tropism and innate host responses of a novel avian influenza A H7N9 virus: an analysis of ex-vivo and in-vitro cultures of the human respiratory tract
Published in The lancet respiratory medicine (01-09-2013)“…Summary Background Since March, 2013, an avian-origin influenza A H7N9 virus has caused severe pneumonia in China. The aim of this study was to investigate the…”
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Systems-level comparison of host responses induced by pandemic and seasonal influenza A H1N1 viruses in primary human type I-like alveolar epithelial cells in vitro
Published in Respiratory research (28-10-2010)“…Pandemic influenza H1N1 (pdmH1N1) virus causes mild disease in humans but occasionally leads to severe complications and even death, especially in those who…”
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Lung pathology of fatal severe acute respiratory syndrome
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (24-05-2003)“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a novel infectious disease with global impact. A virus from the family Coronaviridae has been identified as the…”
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Emerging viruses
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Seasonal effects of influenza on mortality in a subtropical city
Published in BMC infectious diseases (22-08-2009)“…Influenza has been associated with a heavy burden of mortality. In tropical or subtropical regions where influenza viruses circulate in the community most of…”
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Sensitive and Inexpensive Molecular Test for Falciparum Malaria: Detecting Plasmodium falciparum DNA Directly from Heat-Treated Blood by Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification
Published in Clinical chemistry (Baltimore, Md.) (01-02-2006)“…Malaria is one of the most important parasitic infections in humans. A sensitive diagnostic test for malaria that could be applied at the community level could…”
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Waning antibody levels after COVID-19 vaccination with mRNA Comirnaty and inactivated CoronaVac vaccines in blood donors, Hong Kong, April 2020 to October 2021
Published in Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles (13-01-2022)“…The mRNA vaccine Comirnaty and the inactivated vaccine CoronaVac are both available in Hong Kong's COVID-19 vaccination programme. We observed waning antibody…”
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Influenza H5N1 virus infection of polarized human alveolar epithelial cells and lung microvascular endothelial cells
Published in Respiratory research (30-10-2009)“…Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus is entrenched in poultry in Asia and Africa and continues to infect humans zoonotically causing acute…”
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Early season estimate of influenza vaccination effectiveness against influenza hospitalisation in children, Hong Kong, winter influenza season 2018/19
Published in Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles (31-01-2019)“…The winter 2018/19 influenza season in Hong Kong has been predominated by influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 as at January 2019. We enrolled 2,016 children in three public…”
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Viral Replication and Innate Host Responses in Primary Human Alveolar Epithelial Cells and Alveolar Macrophages Infected with Influenza H5N1 and H1N1 Viruses
Published in Journal of Virology (01-07-2011)“…OA Article Usage Stats Services JVI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+…”
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Estimation of the Serial Interval of Influenza
Published in Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) (01-05-2009)“…Background: Estimates of the clinical-onset serial interval of human influenza infection (time between onset of symptoms in an index case and a secondary case)…”
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Inhibition of Human Natural Killer Cell Activity by Influenza Virions and Hemagglutinin
Published in Journal of Virology (01-05-2010)“…Article Usage Stats Services JVI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Was Not Associated with Influenza Virus Infection in Children and Adults in Hong Kong, 2009-2010
Published in The Journal of nutrition (01-12-2016)“…Some studies have hypothesized that vitamin D may have a role to play in protection against influenza virus infections and illnesses, and that seasonal…”
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Cross‐reactive antibody‐dependent cellular cytotoxicity antibodies are increased by recent infection in a household study of influenza transmission
Published in Clinical & translational immunology (2019)“…Objectives Influenza causes a spectrum of disease from asymptomatic infection to fatal outcome, and pre‐existing immunity can alter susceptibility and disease…”
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The interferon gamma gene polymorphism +874 A/T is associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome
Published in BMC infectious diseases (04-05-2006)“…Cytokines play important roles in antiviral action. We examined whether polymorphisms of IFN-gamma,TNF-alpha and IL-10 affect the susceptibility to and outcome…”
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