I.Capua: Three open issues on Avian Influenza - H5, H7, H9 against all odds

[tetano]

Br Poult Sci. 2013 Feb;54(1):1-4. doi: 10.1080/00071668.2012.745994.
Three open issues on Avian Influenza - H5, H7, H9 against all odds.
Capua I.
Source

a National, OIE/FAO Reference laboratory for Newcastle Disease and Avian Influenza; OIE Collaborating Center for diseases at the Human Animal interface, Division of Comparative Biomedical Sciences , Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie , Padova , Italy.
Abstract

1. Scientific knowledge and certainties on Avian Influenza infections have been completely shaken following the emergence and spread of three "odd" subtypes, namely H5, H7 and H9. 2. These subtypes, particularly H5N1, also have public health implications in addition to causing animal disease. 3. Control of infection in animals and in-depth analysis of virus antigenic and genetic properties largely rely on the veterinary community which requires better weapons that will be efficacious only if revised tactics are developed and vigorously applied.

PMID:
23444848
[PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23444848

 

[sharon sanders]

Re: I.Capua: Three open issues on Avian Influenza - H5, H7, H9 against all odds

Not open access.

First page preview:

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00071668.2012.745994#preview

 

[JJackson]

Re: I.Capua: Three open issues on Avian Influenza - H5, H7, H9 against all odds

Animal and Human Health Implications of Avian Influenza Infections
Capua and Alexander 2004

Those, like me, who are interested in Capua's take on all things flu related may also like to check out this older paper (full pdf avail.) which includes a very useful listing of non avian out breaks, with links.
She is also one of the few scientists in the field whom seems as interested as I am in drawing attention to the potential implications of HPAI infections' extend tissue tropism.