In March 2014, avian influenza in poultry in Laos was caused by an emergent influenza A (H5N6)
virus. Genetic analysis indicated that the virus had originated from reassortment of …

Viruses of the genus Megalocytivirus have not been detected in wild populations of fish in
Australia but circulate in imported ornamental fish. In 2012, detection of a megalocytivirus in …

Most of our understanding of the ecology and evolution of avian influenza A virus (AIV) in
wild birds is derived from studies conducted in the northern hemisphere on waterfowl, with a …

Global swine populations infected with influenza A viruses pose a persistent pandemic risk.
With the exception of a few countries, our understanding of the genetic diversity of swine …

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is an acquired clonal hematopoietic disorder
that occurs on a background of bone marrow failure (BMF). In PNH, chronic intravascular …

An aquatic birnavirus, first isolated in Australia from farmed Atlantic salmon in Tasmania in
1998, has continued to be re-isolated on an infrequent but regular basis. Due to its low …

… *This article is partly based on a paper presented by RE Kelly at the second Pan-African …
MRCP, lecturer in medicine RJ DAVIES, MB, MRCP, lecturer in medicine RE KELLY, MD, FRcP, …

Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) and aplastic anaemia are part of a spectrum
of rare and potentially life-threatening bone marrow failure disorders that are thought to …

We have tested the in vitro susceptibility to the neuraminidase (NA) inhibitors of 96 highly
pathogenic clade 2.1 A(H5N1) viruses from Indonesia, isolated between 2008 and 2011. HPAI …

The embryonated chicken egg (ECE) is routinely used for the laboratory isolation and adaptation
of Bluetongue virus (BTV) in vitro. However, its utility as an alternate animal model has …