BACKGROUND: H9N2 avian influenza virus (AIV) is one of the most widely circulating viruses in Eurasia.

Shanmuganatham K; Feeroz MM; Jones-Engel L; Smith GJ; Fourment M; Walker D; McClenaghan L; Alam SM; Hasan MK; Seiler P; Franks J; Danner A; Barman

As the major aquatic and terrestrial hosts for avian influenza viruses (AIVs), ducks and chickens play a critical role in the evolution and spread

BACKGROUND: H9N2 avian influenza viruses (AIVs) have repeatedly caused infections in mammals even humans in many countries.

Low pathogenic avian influenza H9N2 and highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 viruses continue to co-circulate in chickens.

BACKGROUND H9N2 avian influenza viruses that circulate in domestic poultry in eastern China pose challenges to human health.

In China, dogs are considered significant intermediate hosts of influenza viruses and have been reported to be infected with H9N2; additionally, a

Wang J; Wu M; Hong W; Fan X; Chen R; Zheng Z; Zeng Y; Huang R; Zhang Y; Lam TT; Smith DK; Zhu H; Guan Y UNLABELLED: The H9N2 influenza viruses that

The presented data demonstrate that H9N2 AIV caused obvious clinical signs, induced significant reduction of body weights, antibody titer, cytokine

Experiments with a solution that imitates the bird intestine environment allowed the researchers to demonstrate that 5 to 6 nm shells of a calcium

It is people like farm workers who are exposed to live infected birds that are at risk.

Experiments with a solution that imitates the bird intestine environment allowed the researchers to demonstrate that 5 to 6 nm shells of a calcium

At the beginning of 2016, Morocco faced its first influenza outbreaks in commercial poultry farms caused by avian influenza virus (AIV) H9N2.

During a study on high mortality cases of goose embryo in Shandong Province, China (2014–2015), we isolated an H9N2 avian influenza virus (AIV) str

Avian Influenza -- China- New infections: since the previous update, new human infections with influenza A(H7N9), A(H9N2), and A(H3N2) variant viru

On 30 June 2017, one case of human infection with avian influenza A(H9N2) virus was reported to WHO from China in a 2-month old female child who li

Morocco does not import eggs for consumption, except for small quantities imported during Ramadan 2016 following the appearance of avian influenza

While likely to have less of an impact should they erupt, there are other novel flu threats on the CDC's watch list (currently n=14), includin

Avian influenza viruses bind preferentially to the α2-3 receptor cells that are most commonly found in the gastrointestinal tract of aquatic birds,

Zeng, Xiaoxu; Liu, Mingbin; Zhang, Heng; Wu, Jingwen; Zhao, Xiang; Chen, Wenbing; Yang, Lei; He, Fenglan; Fan, Guoyin; Wang, Dayan; Chen, Haiying;

Epidemics of influenza A vary greatly in size and age distribution of cases, and this variation is attributed to varying levels of pre-existing imm

haemaglutination inhibition assays.

The low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) H9N2 subtype has become the most prevalent and widespread in many Asian and Middle Eastern countries.

H9N2 avian influenza virus (AIV) has caused significant losses in chicken flocks throughout china in recent years.