Blar i Department of Clinical Science på emneord "influenza"

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    • Antibody levels in a cohort of pregnant women after the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic: Waning and association with self-reported severity and duration of illness 

      Tunheim, Gro; Laake, Ida; Robertson, Anna Hayman; Waalen, Kristian; Hungnes, Olav; Næss, Lisbeth Meyer; Cox, Rebecca Jane; Mjaaland, Siri; Trogstad, Lill (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-12-09)
      Background: A population‐based pregnancy cohort was established in Norway to study potential effects of exposure to the 2009 influenza pandemic or pandemic vaccination during pregnancy. Objectives: We studied maternal ...

    • A DNA vaccine that targets hemagglutinin to antigen-presenting cells protects mice against H7 influenza 

      Andersen, Tor Kristian; Zhou, Fan; Cox, Rebecca Jane; Bogen, Bjarne; Grødeland, Gunnveig (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-12)
      Zoonotic influenza H7 viral infections have a case fatality rate of about 40%. Currently, no or limited human to human spread has occurred, but we may be facing a severe pandemic threat if the virus acquires the ability ...

    • High prevalence of humoral and cellular immunity to influenza viruses in pre-school children living in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 

      Dembinski, Jennifer Lynn; Mihret, Adane; Yimer, Solomon Abebe; Tessema, Bamlak; Trieu, Mai Chi; Tarekegn, Azeb; Getachew, Nahom; Cox, Rebecca Jane; Oftung, Fredrik; Haneberg, Bjørn; Aseffa, Abraham; Mjaaland, Siri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-01)
      Background. Influenza in children who reside in tropical and subtropical regions has until recently been regarded as insignificant. However, new evidence suggests that it significantly impacts hospitalization and promotes ...

    • Live attenuated influenza vaccine in children induces b-cell responses in tonsils 

      Mohn, Kristin Greve-Isdahl; Brokstad, Karl Albert; Pathirana, Rishi; Bredholt, Geir; Jul-Larsen, Åsne; Trieu, Mai Chi; Jalloh, Sarah Larteley Lartey; Montemoli, Emanuele; Tøndel, Camilla; Aarstad, Hans Jørgen; Cox, Rebecca Jane (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      Background. Tonsils play a key role in eliciting immune responses against respiratory pathogens. Little is known about how tonsils contribute to the local immune response after intranasal vaccination. Here, we uniquely ...

    • Low temperature and low UV indexes correlated with peaks of influenza virus activity in Northern Europe during 2010-2018 

      Ianevski, Aleksandr; Zusinaite, Eva; Shtaida, Nastassia; Kallio-Kokko, Hannimari; Valkonen, Mia; Kantele, Anu; Telling, Kaidi; Lutsar, Irja; Letjuka, Pille; Metelitsa, Natalja; Oksenych, Valentyn; Dumpis, Uga; Vitkauskiene, Astra; Stašaitis, Kestutis; Öhrmalm, Christina; Bondeson, Kåre; Bergqvist, Anders; Cox, Rebecca Jane; Tenson, Tanel; Merits, Andres; Kainov, Denis (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03-01)
      With the increasing pace of global warming, it is important to understand the role of meteorological factors in influenza virus (IV) epidemics. In this study, we investigated the impact of temperature, UV index, humidity, ...

    • Pulmonary changes in Norwegian fatal cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 (2009) infection: a morphologic and molecular genetic study 

      Voltersvik, Pål; Aqrawi, Lara Adnan; Dudman, Susanne Gjeruldsen; Hungnes, Olav; Bostad, Leif; Brokstad, Karl Albert; Cox, Rebecca Jane (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-11)
      Background: During the pandemic outbreak of the 2009 swine influenza (A(H1N1) pdm09), 32 fatal cases occurred in Norway and 19 of these were included in this study. Objectives: We characterised pulmonary changes in these ...

    • Vitamin D Deficiency is Associated with Increased Use of Antimicrobials among Preschool Girls in Ethiopia 

      Bodin, Johanna Eva; Mihret, Adane; Holm-Hansen, Carol J C; Dembinski, Jennifer Lynn; Trieu, Mai Chi; Tessema, Bamlak; Tarekegne, Azeb; Yimer, Solomon Abebe; Cox, Rebecca Jane; Aseffa, Abraham; Haneberg, Bjørn; Mjaaland, Siri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03-07)
      Preschool children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, are highly exposed to influenza viruses. Factors related to infections, nutrition, and environmental conditions that might explain the burden of influenza among these children ...