Discrete epidemic models by Fred Brauer, Zhilan Feng, Carlos Castillo-Chávez

“…Mostrecently, efforts to connect theoretical work to data have explodedas attempts to deal with the threat of emergent and re-emergentdiseases including the most recent H1N1 influenza pandemic, havemarched to the forefront of our global priorities. …”
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Alternative splicing expands the antiviral IFITM repertoire in Chinese rufous horseshoe bats. by Nelly S C Mak, Jingyan Liu, Dan Zhang, Jordan Taylor, Xiaomeng Li, Kazi Rahman, Feiyu Chen, Siddhartha A K Datta, Kin Kui Lai, Zhengli Shi, Nigel Temperton, Aaron T Irving, Alex A Compton, Richard D Sloan

“…These bat IFITMs have conserved structures in vitro as demonstrated by circular dichroism spectroscopy, yet they exhibit distinct antiviral specificities against influenza A virus, Nipah virus and coronaviruses including SARS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV. …”
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Vaccinations for Hajj: Enhancing health and global health security by Anas A. Khan, Bander S. Balkhi, Fahad A. Alamri, Ghadah S. Alsaleh, Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Hani Jokhdar

“…Mandatory vaccination protocols against Meningococcal Meningitis, Yellow Fever, Influenza, pneumococcal diseases, and COVID-19 have demonstrated significant success in controlling infection spread during Hajj. …”
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Effect of incremental levels of apple pomace and multi enzyme on performance, immune response, gut development and blood biochemical parameters of broiler chickens by Amir Hosein Aghili, Majid Toghyani, Sayed Ali Tabeidian

“…The antibody titter against Newcastle, Influenza and SRBC was increased by C, H, G and H treatments, respectively (Pâ<â0.05). …”
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The Human IL-22 Receptor Is Regulated through the Action of the Novel E3 Ligase Subunit FBXW12, Which Functions as an Epithelial Growth Suppressor by Joseph Franz, Jacob Jerome, Travis Lear, Qiaoke Gong, Nathaniel M. Weathington

“…Interleukin- (IL-) 22 signaling is protective in animal models of pneumonia and bacteremia by Klebsiella pneumoniae and mediates tissue recovery from influenza and Staph aureus infection. We recently described processing of mouse lung epithelial IL-22 receptor (IL-22R) by ubiquitination on the intracellular C-terminal. …”
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SERS-based quantitative vertical flow assay using dual Au-Ag SERS nanoprobes by Jinhyeok Jeon, Ji-In Park, Chulhyun Lee

“…., analysis of respiratory diseases including SARS-CoV-2, influenza and RSV). To evaluate the feasibility of multiplexing performance of SERS-VFA platform, vertical flow cartridges with 2 × 2 test areas on the nitrocellulose membrane and two different Raman reporter-labeled SERS nanoprobes were prepared, to detect samples including two different immunoglobulins (mouse IgG and rabbit IgG). …”
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Etiology of Community Acquired Pneumonia at a Tertiary Care Hospital by Ritika Jha, Sumit Sengupta, Anshuman Mukhopadhyay, Ritam Chakraborty

“…Streptococcus pneumoniae was the most common pathogen, isolated in 17 (20.48%) cases followed by Haemophilus influenzae in nine cases (10.84%), influenza virus in six cases (7.2%), Moraxella catarrhalis, rhino virus, and parainfluenza virus in five (6.02%) cases each, Staphylococcus aureus and Corona virus in four cases (4.8%), Klebsiella pneumoniae in three cases (3.61%), Mycoplasma pneumoniae in two cases (2.41%), as well as RSV, adenovirus, pseudomonas, proteus, acinetobacter, and Aspergillus fumigatus were in one (1.2%) case each. …”
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Hand hygiene for prevention and control of viral infections: the role of Amuchina Gel Xgerm [Accepted for publication] by Claudio Cermelli, Elisabetta Blasi, Alessandra Capezzone de Joannon, Maria Ilaria Roselli, Daniele Frollano, Michela Procaccini

“…For adenovirus type 5, human coxsakievirus, herpesvirus 1 and influenza virus A H1N1, a ≥4 log10 reduction of virus titer was obtained already after 30 s. …”
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A Novel Molecularly Imprinted Electrochemiluminescence Sensor Based on Mxene Quantum Dots for Selective Detection of Oseltamivir in Biological Samples by Wei Guo, Shiqiang Yan, Chaoqiang Xiao, Dayong Shi, Qing Hua, Xiaowen Hao, Wenjuan Zhang, Xuming Zhuang

“…Oseltamivir is a drug that has been widely used to prevent and treat influenza A and B. In this work, an ultrasensitive, simple, and novel electrochemiluminescence (ECL) sensor combined with molecularly imprinted polymers (MIP-ECL) based on a graphene-like two-dimensional material, Mxene quantum dots (MQDs) was constructed to selectively detect oseltamivir. …”
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A new pathogen pattern of acute respiratory tract infections in primary care after COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-center study in southern China by Heng Zhang, Deqi Meng, Hao Huang, Longhao Feng, Yushao Li, Yong Jiang, Ling Wang, Ruoyu Deng, Yuchun Sun, Binqin Chen, Fuzhao Liao, Yumei Wu, Huancai Zheng, Junling Ding, Maokun Chen, Cui Zeng, Wanting Zhao, Meng Hou, Yinyan Li, Zhishen Li, Haibo Xia, Kai Yang, Lingwei Wang

“…In tNGS test, the positive rate was 89.1%, consisting of 64.7% for viruses, 55.2% for bacteria and 30.9% for viral-bacterial co-infection. Influenza virus B (18.2%), influenza virus A (16.8%) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (14.1%) were the three leading viral pathogens, and H. influenzae (36.1%), S. anginosus (15.7%) and S. pneumoniae (8.4%) were the three leading bacterial pathogens. …”
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Multiple pathways to evaluate the immunoprotective effect of Turkeys Herpesvirus recombinant vaccine expressing HA of H9N2 by Wenhao Yang, Jin Zhang, Jing Dai, Mengjiao Guo, Xiaolong Lu, Ruyi Gao, Kaituo Liu, Min Gu, Shunlin Hu, Xiufan Liu, Xiaoquan Wang, Xiaowen Liu

“…ABSTRACT: H9N2 avian influenza virus is a significant poultry pathogen that provides internal genes for multiple zoonotic subtypes of avian influenza, presenting a severe threat to public health. …”
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Risk of bias and confounding of observational studies of Zika virus infection: A scoping review of research protocols. by Ludovic Reveiz, Michelle M Haby, Ruth Martínez-Vega, Carlos E Pinzón-Flores, Vanessa Elias, Emma Smith, Mariona Pinart, Nathalie Broutet, Francisco Becerra-Posada, Sylvain Aldighieri, Maria D Van Kerkhove

“…In an effort to ensure that studies are comprehensive, both internally and externally valid, and with reliable results, the World Health Organization, the Pan American Health Organization, Institut Pasteur, the networks of Fiocruz, the Consortia for the Standardization of Influenza Seroepidemiology (CONSISE) and the International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infection Consortium (ISARIC) have generated six standardized clinical and epidemiological research protocols and questionnaires to address key public health questions on ZIKV.…”
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Changes in the Microbiome During Chronic Rhinosinusitis by Mateusz de Mezer, Nina Chalama, Cheyanna Bratt, Melanie Kiebalo, Natalia Dolata, Jan Rogaliński, Małgorzata Leszczyńska

“…The sinus microbiota appear dominated by the <i>Staphylococcus</i> and <i>Corynebacterium</i> genera; known upper airway pathogens, such as <i>Haemophilus influenza</i>, are present in the upper airways of healthy individuals, though at relatively lower abundances than in CRS patients. …”
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The type of infections and the use of antibiotics among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A review by Asma D. Alshammari, Mona Matar Aldhafeeri, Amal M. Aldhafeeri, Maram Asaad Alanzi, Maha Bandar Almutairi, Jawaher Abdullah Alrasheedi, Thikra Adel Alsurur, Aeshah Dhahawi Alshammri

“…Additionally, it is important to administer vaccinations for specific pathogens (such as pneumococcal, herpes zoster, and influenza) before and during treatment. Aggressive therapy should be pursued to effectively manage disease activity in RA patients, while also maintaining constant vigilance for early signs of infections. …”
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Association of education level with mortality in United States - A cross-sectional study by Weihong Chang, Qingping Zeng, Boda Zhou

“…Higher EL was associated with reduction in male, while a risk factor in female for Alzheimer Disease, Influenza and Pneumonia Mortality. Higher EL was associated with mortality reduction in <65 subgroup, while a risk factor in ≥65 for Accidents Mortality. …”
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The survival of B cells is compromised in kidney disease by Doureradjou Peroumal, Chetan V. Jawale, Wonseok Choi, Hossein Rahimi, Danielle Antos, De-dong Li, Shuxia Wang, Godhev K. Manakkat Vijay, Isha Mehta, Raymond West, Muthusamy Thangaraju, Thomas D. Nolin, Jishnu Das, John F. Alcorn, Partha S. Biswas

“…Finally, GC B cells and antibody titer are diminished in mice with kidney disease following influenza virus infection, a major cause of mortality in individuals with renal disorders. …”
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Characterization of acute respiratory infections behavior. Cienfuegos Province. First quarter 2020 by Bárbara del Rosario Téllez Cacín, María Lina Valdés Gómez, José Aurelio Díaz Quiñones, Lourdes Elena Duany Badell, Ling Denisse Santeiro Pérez, Sadys Suarez del Villar Seuret

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the characterizing essentialities were: its highest incidence in children under five years of age and adults 60 years and over; the leading cause of death was from community-acquired pneumonia; the identified circulating viruses were respiratory syncytial, parainfluenza, unsubtyped influenza A, and coronavirus. The trend is upward.<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the behavior of acute respiratory infections was within the expected parameters, except that from week eleven there was an increase in medical care, which could be related to the inquiring and surveillance actions.…”
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High mortality rates and long-term complications in children with infectious brainstem encephalitis: A study of sixteen cases. by Yuanyuan Zhou, Yi Zhu, Lingfeng Cao, Yingyan Shi, Jun Shen

“…Among them, 31.3% (5/16) cases were diagnosed as human enterovirus infections, 12.5% (2/16) cases were confirmed to be influenza B virus infections, while one case each was diagnosed with herpes simplex virus 1 and human herpesvirus 6 infection. …”
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Immunization‐related complex regional pain syndrome: A systematic review of case reports by William K. Copenhaver, Brandon J. Goodwin, Alexa Simonetti, Kunal P. Shah, Nicholas J. Averell, David F. Lo, Richard T. Jermyn

“…Studies included cases of CRPS development following tetanus, hepatitis B, hepatitis A, rubella, influenza, tetanus–diphtheria, human papillomavirus, and COVID‐19 vaccine administration. …”
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Optimized production and antiviral activity evaluation of recombinant chicken interferon-alpha using an improved Baculovirus expression system by Yuxia Zhang, Wenwen Dong, Feng Li, Kai Meng, Guiming Li, Xiaoyuan Yuan

“…Moreover, the administration of chIFN-α to SPF chicken inhibited H9N2 subtype low pathogenicity avian influenza virus (LPAIV) proliferation and reduced the viral-shedding rate. …”
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