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Re-emergence of fatal human influenza A subtype H5N1 disease

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Peiris, JSM, Yu, WC, Leung, CW, Cheung, CY, Ng, WF, Nicholls, JM, Ng, TK, Chan, KH +4 more·2004·The Lancet

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Human disease associated with influenza A subtype H5N1 re-emerged in January, 2003, for the first time since an outbreak in Hong Kong in 1997. Patients with H5N1 disease had unusually high serum concentrations of chemokines (eg, interferon induced protein-10 [IP-10] and monokine induced by interferon gamma [MIG]). Taken together with a previous report that H5N1 influenza viruses induce large amounts of proinflammatory cytokines from macrophage cultures in vitro, our findings suggest that cytokine dysfunction contributes to the pathogenesis of H5N1 disease. Development of vaccines against influenza A (H5N1) virus should be made a priority.

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Authors
Peiris, J., Yu, W., Leung, C., Cheung, C., Ng, W., Nicholls, J., Ng, T., Chan, K., Lai, S., Lim, W., Yuen, K., & Guan, Y.
Affiliations
  • Queen Mary Hospital (CN)
  • Princess Margaret Hospital (HK)
  • Department of Health (CN)
ORCID
Guan, Y
Venue
The Lancet
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2004-02
Volume
363
Issue
9409
Pages
617-619
ISSN
  • 0099-5355 (ISSN-L)
  • 0140-6736
OpenAlex
W2052374402
Cited by
812
References
5
Citations by year
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FWCI
55.80
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • The Lancet (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • The HKU Scholars Hub (University of Hong Kong) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Wellcome Trust
  • National Institutes of Health (n01ai095357-001)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (N01 AI095357, AI 95357)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Respiratory viral infections research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
Keywords
H5N1 avian influenza, avian influenza, fatal influenza, chemokines, monokine induced by interferon-gamma, inflammatory cytokines, pathogenesis, influenza vaccine development, 2003 outbreak
MeSH terms
Animals, China, Disease Outbreaks, Influenza in Birds, Hong Kong, Humans, Influenza, Human, Influenza A virus, Poultry, Poultry Diseases, Zoonoses, Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype

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