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Abbott A. Chicken flu races through Dutch poultry farms. Nature 2003 Mar 20;422(6929):247 [Full text]

Acambis. Acambis enters flu vaccine arena with launch of flu vaccine development programme. Aug 4, 2005 [Full Text]

Aiki-Raji CO, Aguilar PV, Kwon YK, et al. Phylogenetics and pathogenesis of early avian influenza viruses (H5N1), Nigeria. Emerg Infect Dis 2008 Nov;14(11):1753-5 [Full text]

Al-Azemi A, Bahl J, Al-Zenki S, et al. Avian influenza A virus (H5N1) outbreaks, Kuwait, 2007. Emerg Infect Dis 2008 Jun;14(6):958-62 [Full text]

Alexander DJ. Should we change the definition of avian influenza for eradication purposes? Avian Dis. 2003;47(3 Suppl):976-81 [Abstract]

Alibek K, Liu G. Biodefense shield and avian influenza. (Letter) Emerg Infect Dis 2006 May;12(5):873-5 [Full text]

Altiok E, Taylan F, Yenen OS, et al. Mutations in influenza A virus (H5N1) and possible limited spread, Turkey, 2006. Emerg Infect Dis 2008 Mar;14(3) (published online Feb 4) [Full text]

Aly MM, Arafa A, Hassan MK. Epidemiological findings of outbreaks of disease caused by highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus in poultry in Egypt during 2006. Avian Dis 2008 Jun;52(2):269-77 [Abstract]

American Council on Science and Health. Avian influenza, or bird flu: what you need to know. Mar 2006 [Full text]

Amonsin A, Choatrakol C, Lapkuntod J, et al. Influenza virus (H5N1) in live bird markets and food markets, Thailand. Emerg Infect Dis 2008 Nov;14(11) (published online Oct 16) [Full text]

Ao Z, Patel A, Tran K, et al. Characterization of a trypsin-dependent avian influenza H5N1-pseudotyped HIV vector system for high throughput screening of inhibitory molecules. Antiviral Res 2008 Jul;97(1):12-18 [Abstract]

Apisarnthanarak A, Mundy LM. Antiviral therapy for avian influenza virus (H5N1) infection at 2 Thai medical centers: survey findings and implications for pandemic preparedness. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2008;29 (published online Oct 30) [Abstract]

Apisarnthanarak A, Erb S, Stephenson I, et al. Seroprevalence of anti-H5 antibody among Thai health care workers after exposure to avian influenza (H5N1) in a tertiary care center. Clin Infect Dis 2004 Jan 15;40(2):e16-8 [Full text]

Apisarnthanarak A, Kitphati R, Thongphubeth K, et al. Atypical avian influenza (H5N1). Emerg Infect Dis 2004 Jul;10(7):1321-4 [Full text]

Apisarnthanarak A, Puthavathana P, Kitphati R, et al. Avian influenza H5N1 screening of intensive care unit patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Emerg Infect Dis 2006;12(11) (published online Oct 5) [Full text]

Apisarnthanarak A, Warren DK, Fraser VJ. Issues relevant to the adoption and modification of hospital infection-control recommendations for avian influenza (H5N1 infection) in developing countries. Clin Infect Dis 2007 Nov 15;45(10):1338-42 [Abstract]

Areechokchai D, Jiraphongsa C, Laosiritaworn Y, et al. Investigation of avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak in humans: Thailand, 2004. MMWR 2006 Apr 28;55(Suppl 1):3-6 [Full text]

Arizona Department of Health Services. Modern Methods for Influenza Detection and Sub-typing [PowerPoint presentation]

ASTHO. Nature's terrorist attack: pandemic influenza. Preparedness planning for state health officials. Nov 2002 [Full text]

Atmar RL, Keitel WA, Patel SM, et al. Safety and immunogenicity of nonadjuvanted and MF59-adjuvanted influenza A/H9N2 vaccine preparations. Clin Infect Dis 2006 Nov 1;43(9):1135?42 [Abstract]

Auewarakul P, Sangsiriwut K, Chaichoune K, et al. Surveillance for reassortant virus by multiplex reverse transcription-PCR specific for eight genomic segments of avian influenza A H5N1 viruses. J Clin Microbiol 2007 May;45(5):1637-9 [Abstract]

Auewarakul P, Suptawiwat O, Kongchanagul A, et al. An avian influenza H5N1 virus that binds to a human-type receptor. J Virol 2007 Sep;81(18):9950-5 [Abstract]

Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. Influenza laboratory case definition [Full text]

Ayyalasomayajula S, DeLaurentis DA, Moore GE, et al. A network model of H5N1 avian influenza transmission dynamics in domestic cats. Zoonoses Public Health 2008 (published online Jul 9) [Abstract]

Balicer RD, Reznikovich S, Berman E, et al. Tackling a multifocal avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak. Emerg Infect Dis 2007 Oct;13(10):1601-3 [Full text]

Balkhy H. Avian influenza: the tip of the iceberg. Ann Thorac Med 2008 Oct-Dec;3(4):154-7 [Full text]

Bansal S, Pourbohloul B, Meyers LA. A comparative analysis of influenza vaccination programs. PLoS Med 2006 Oct;3(10) [Full text]

Baras B, Stittelaar KJ, Simon JH, et al. Cross-protection against lethal H5N1 challenge in ferrets with an adjuvanted pandemic influenza vaccine. PLoS ONE 2008 Jan 2;3(1):e1401 [Full text]

Barbazan P, Thitithanyanont A, Misse D, et al. Detection of H5N1 avian influenza virus from mosquitoes collected in an infected poultry farm in Thailand. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2008 Feb;8(1):105-110 [Abstract]

Barennes HM, Martinez-Aussel B, Vongphrachanh P, et al. Avian influenza risk perceptions, Laos. (Letter) Emerg Infect Dis 2007 Jul;13(7):1126-8 [Full text]

Barral M, Alvarez V, Juste R, et al. First case of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus in Spain. BMC Vet Res 2008 Dec 10;4:50 [Abstract]

Barrett R, Brown PJ. Stigma in the time of influenza: social and institutional responses to pandemic emergencies. J Infect Dis 2008 Feb 15;197(S1):S34-7 [Abstract]

Bartlett JG. Planning for avian influenza. Ann Intern Med 2006 Jul 18;145(2) (published online Jun 27) [Full text]

Basler CF, Aguilar PV. Progress in identifying virulence determinants of the 1918 H1N1 and Southeast Asian H5N1 influenza viruses. Antiviral Res 2008 Sep;78(3):166-78 [Abstract]

Beach RH, Fred Kuchler F, Leibtag E, et al. The effects of avian influenza news on consumer purchasing behavior: a case study of Italian consumers' retail purchases. Econ Res Rep 2008 Aug 29 (report no. ERR-65) [Full text]

Beato MS, Toffan A, De Nardi R, et al. A conventional, inactivated oil emulsion vaccine suppresses shedding and prevents viral meat colonisation in commercial (Pekin) ducks challenged with HPAI H5N1. Vaccine 2007 May 16;25(20):4064-72 [Abstract]

Beigel J, Bray M. Current and future antiviral therapy of severe seasonal and avian influenza. Antiviral Res 2008 Apr;78(1):91-102 [Abstract]

Belser JA, Blixt O, Chen LM, et al. Contemporary North American influenza H7 viruses possess human receptor specificity: implications for virus transmissibility. Proc Natl Acad Sci 2008 (published online May 27) [Full text]

Belser JA, Lu X, Maines TR, et al. Pathogenesis of avian influenza (H7) virus infection in mice and ferrets: enhanced virulence of Eurasian H7N7 viruses isolated from humans. J Virol 2007 Oct;81(20):11139-47 [Abstract]

Belser JA, Lu X, Szretter KJ, et al. DAS181, a novel sialidase fusion protein, protects mice from lethal avian influenza H5N1 virus infection. J Infect Dis 2007 Nov 15;196(10):1493-9 [Abstract]

Benitez MA. Hong Kong's health policies focus on containing avian influenza. Lancet 2003 Jan 25;361(9354):318

Bernstein DI, Edwards KM, Dekker CL, et al. Effects of adjuvants on the safety and immunogenicity of an avian influenza H5N1 vaccine in adults. J Infect Dis 2008 Mar 1;197(suppl 2):667-75 [Abstract]

Bertelsen MF, Klausen J, Holm E, et al. Serological response to vaccination against avian influenza in zoo-birds using an inactivated H5N9 vaccine. Vaccine 2007 May 30;25(22):4345-9 [Abstract]

Biswas PK, Christensen JP, Ahmed SSU, et al. Avian influenza outbreaks in chickens, Bangladesh. Emerg Infect Dis 2008 Dec;14(12) (published online Oct 31) [Full text]

Boender GJ, Hagenaars TJ, Bouma A, et al. Risk maps for the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry. PLoS Comp Biol 2007 Apr;3(4):e71 [Full text]

Bogner P, Capua I, Cox, NJ, et al. A global initiative on sharing avian flu data. Nature 2006 (Published online Aug 24) [Full text]

Boltz DA, Douangngeun B, Sinthasak S, et al. H5N1 influenza viruses in Lao People's Democratic Republic. Emerg Infect Dis 2006 Oct;12(10):1593-5 [Full text]

Boltz DA, Rehg JE, McClaren J, et al. Oseltamivir prophylactic regimens prevent H5N1 influenza morbidity and mortality in a ferret model. J Infect Dis 2008 May 1;197(9):1315-23 [Abstract]

Boon ACM, Sandbulte MR, Seiler P, et al. Role of terrestrial wild birds in ecology of influenza A virus (H5N1). Emerg Infect Dis 2007 Nov:1720-4 [Full text]

Bose ME, Littrell JC, Patzer AD, et al. The influenza primer design resource: a new tool for translating influenza sequence data into effective diagnostics. Influenza Other Resp Viruses 2008 Jan;2(1):23-31 [Abstract]

Bosman A, Meijer A, Koopmans M. Final analysis of Netherlands avian influenza outbreaks reveals much higher levels of transmission to humans than previously thought. Eurosurveillance Weekly 2005 Jan 6;10(1) [Full text]

Boyce W. Earth monitoring: vigilance is not enough. Nature 2007 Dec 6;450(7171):791-2 [Full text]

Bresson JL, Perrone C, Launay O, et al. Safety and immunogenicity of an inactivated split-virion influenza A/Vietnam/1194/2004 (H5N1) vaccine: phase I randomised trial. Lancet 2006 May 20;367(9523):1657-64 [Abstract]

Brett AS, Zuger A. The run on Tamiflu: should physicians prescribe on demand? (Perspective) N Engl J Med 2005 Dec 22;353(24):2636-7 [Full text]

Bright RA, Carter DM, Crevar CJ, et al. Cross-clade protective immune responses to influenza viruses with H5N1 HA and NA elicited by an influenza virus-like particle. PLoS ONE 2008 Jan 30;3(1):e1501 [Full text]

Bright RA, Medina M, Xu X, et al. Incidence of adamantane resistance among influenza A (H3N2) viruses isolated worldwide from 1994 to 2005: a cause for concern. Lancet 2005 Oct 1;366(9492):1175-81 [Abstract]

Brown C, Horstick O, Naville F, et al. Avian influenza outbreaks in the WHO European region and public health actions. Eurosurveillance Weekly 2005 Oct 27;10(10) [Full text]

Brown C, Paget J, Meijer A. Avian influenza: current situation in southeast Asia and impact on Europe. Eurosurveillance Weekly 2005 Jan 20 [Full text]

Brown JD, Stallknecht DE, Beck JR, et al. Susceptibility of North American ducks and gulls to H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses. Emerg Infect Dis 2006 Nov;12(11) (published online Oct 13) [Full text]

Brown JD, Stallknecht DE, Swayne DE. Experimental infection of swans and geese with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1) of Asian lineage. Emerg Infect Dis 2008 Jan;14(1):136-42 (published online Dec 21) [Full text]

Brown JD, Stallknecht DE, Swayne DE. Experimental infections of herring gulls (Larus argentatus) with H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses by intranasal inoculation of virus and ingestion of virus infected chicken meat. Avian Pathol 2008 Aug;37(4):393-7 [Abstract]

Brownstein JS, Wolfe CJ, Mandl KD. Empirical evidence for the effect of airline travel on inter-regional influenza spread in the United States. PLoS Med 2006 Oct;3(10):e401 [Full text]

Budd A, Alleva L, Alsharifi M, et al. Increased survival after gemfibrozil treatment of severe mouse influenza. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2007 Aug;51(8):2965-8 [Abstract]

Bui HH, Peters B, Assarsson E, et al. Ab and T cell epitopes of influenza A virus, knowledge and opportunities. Proc Natl Acad Sci 2007 Jan 2;104(1):246-51 [Abstract]

Butler D. Q&A: Siti Fadilah Supari. Nature 2007 Dec 20;450(7173):1137 [Full text]

Call SA, Vollenweider MA, Hornung CA, et al. Does this patient have influenza? JAMA 2005 Feb 23;293(8):987-97 [Astract]

Cameron CM, Cameron MJ, Bermejo-Martin JF, et al. Gene expression analysis of host innate immune responses during lethal H5N1 infection in ferrets. J Virol 2008 Nov;82(22):11308-17 [Abstract]

Campitelli L, Di Martino A, Spagnolo D, et al. Molecular analysis of avian H7 influenza viruses circulating in Eurasia in 1999-2005: detection of multiple reassortant virus genotypes. J Gen Virol 2008 Jan;89(1):48-59 [Abstract]

Capua I, Alexander DJ. Avian influenza: recent developments. Avian Pathol. 2004 Aug;33(4):393-404 [Abstract]

Capua I, Alexander DJ. Ecology, epidemiology and human health implications of avian influenza viruses: why do we need to share genetic data? Zoonoses Publ Health 2008 Feb;55(1):2-15 [Abstract]

Capua I, Marangon S. Control and prevention of avian influenza in an evolving scenario. Vaccine 2007 Jul 26;25(30):5645-52 [Abstract]

Capua I, Marangon S. Control of avian influenza in poultry. Emerg Infect Dis 2006 Sep 2006;12(9) [Full text]

Capua I, Marangon S. The use of vaccination to combat mutiple introductions of notifiable avian influenza viruses of the H5 and H7 subtypes between 2000 and 2006 in Italy. Vaccine 2007 Jun 28;25(27):4987-95 [Abstract]

Capua I, Marangon S. Vaccination in the control of avian influenza in the EU. Vet Rec 2003 Mar 1;152(9):271

Carter NJ, Plosker GL. Prepandemic influenza vaccine H5N1 (split virion, inactivated, adjuvanted) (Prepandrix): a review of its use as an active immunization against influenza A subtype H5N1 virus. BioDrugs 2008;22(5):279-82 [Abstract]

Cattoli G, Terregino C. New perspectives in avian influenza diagnosis. Zoonoses Publ Health 2008 Feb;55(1):24-8 [Abstract]

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CDC. Cases of influenza A (H5N1): Thailand, 2004. MMWR 2004 Feb 13;53(5):100-3 [Full text]

CDC. Guidelines and recommendations: interim guidance about avian influenza (H5N1) for U.S. citizens living abroad. Outbreak notice updated Nov 3, 2008 [Full text]

CDC. Human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus: advice for travelers. Outbreak notice updated Nov 3, 2008 [Full text]

CDC. Information about influenza A H7 viruses. Feb 12, 2004 [Full text]

CDC. Interim CDC-NIH recommendation for raising the biosafety level for laboratory work involving noncontemporary human influenza (H2N2) viruses. Excerpted from draft: Biosafety in microbiological and biomedical laboratories. Ed 5. May 3, 2005 [Full text]

CDC. Interim guidance about avian influenza A (H5N1) for U.S. citizens living abroad. Updated frequently [Full text]

CDC. Interim guidance for airline cleaning crew, maintenance crew, and baggage/package and cargo handlers for airlines returning from areas affected by avian influenza A (H5N1). Updated frequently [Full text]

CDC. Interim guidance for airline flight crews and persons meeeting passengers arriving from areas with avian influenza. Published Feb 18, 2004; updated frequently [Web page]

CDC. Interim guidance for protection of persons involved in U.S. avian influenza outbreak disease control and eradication activities. Feb 17, 2004 [Full text]

CDC. Interim guidance for states conducting avian mortality surveillance for West Nile virus (WNV) and/or highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus. Released Aug 23, 2006 [Full text]

CDC. Interim recommendations for infection control in health-care facilities caring for patients with known or suspected avian influenza [Webpage]

CDC. Interim recommendations for persons with possible exposure to avian influenza during outbreaks among poultry in the United States. Feb 24, 2004 [Web page]

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CDC. Lab diagnosis. [Webpage]

CDC. New laboratory assay for diagnostic testing of avian influenza A/H5 (Asian lineage). MMWR 2006 Feb 3;55(Early release):1 [Full text]

CDC. Outbreak notice: Human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus in Asia. Travel recommendations. Published Sep 23, 2005; updated frequently [Full text]

CDC. Traveler's health: Illness abroad [Webpage]

CDC. Traveler's health: Traveler's health kit [Webpage]

CDC. Travelers' Health [Webpage]

CDC. Update on influenza A(H5N1) and SARS: Interim recommendations for enhanced U.S. surveillance, testing, and infection controls [Full text]

CDC. Updated interim guidance for laboratory testing of persons with suspected infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus in the United States. Jun 7, 2006 [Full text]

Chaichoune K, Wiriyarat W, Thitithanyanont A, et al. Indigenous sources of 2007 -2008 H5N1 influenza outbreaks in Thailand. J Gen Virol 2009 Jan;90(1):216-22 [Abstract]

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Chandrasekaran A, Srinivasan A, Raman R, et al. Glycan topology determines human adaptation of avian H5N1 virus hemagglutinin. Nat Biotechnol 2008 Jan;26(1):107-13 [Abstract]

Chen GW, Chang SC, Mok CK, et al. Genomic signatures of human versus avian influenza A viruses. Emerg Infect Dis 2006 Sep;12(9):1353-60 [Full text]

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Chen H, Smith GJ, Li KS, et al. Establishment of multiple sublineages of H5N1 influenza virus in Asia: implications for pandemic control. Proc Natl Acad Sci 2006 (published online Feb 10) [Abstract]

Chen H, Smith GJ, Zhang SY, et al. Avian flu: H5N1 virus outbreak in migratory waterfowl. Nature 2005 Jul 14;436(7048):191-2 [First paragraph]

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Chen JM, Chen JW, Dai JJ, et al. A survey of human cases of H5N1 avian influenza reported by the WHO before June 2006 for infection control. Am J Infect Control 2007 Jun;35(5);351-3 [Abstract]

Chen LM, Davis CT, Zhou H, et al. Genetic compatibility and virulence of reassortants derived from contemporary avian H5N1 and human H3N2 influenza A viruses. PLoS Pathog 2008 May 23;4(5):e1000072 [Full text]

Chen MW, Cheng TJR, Huang Y, et al. A consensus-hemagglutinin-based DNA vaccine that protects mice against divergent H5N1 influenza viruses. Proc Natl Acad Sci 2008 (published online Sep 2) [Abstract]

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Chen Y, Qin K, Wu WL, et al. Broad cross-protection against H5N1 avian influenza virus infection by means of monoclonal antibodies that map to conserved viral epitopes. J Infect Dis 2008 (published online Nov 25) [Abstract]

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