Influenza pandemic intervention planning using InfluSim: pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical interventions Hans P Duerr , Stefan O Brockmann , Isolde Piechotowski , Markus Schwehm and Martin Eichner Background Influenza pandemic preparedness plans are...

Inhibition of the cytokine response does not protect against lethal H5N1 influenza infection Rachelle Salomon *, Erich Hoffmann *, and Robert G. Webster * "Because proinflammatory cytokines are markedly elevated during H5N1 inflluenza virus infection,...

The quail and chicken intestine have sialyl-galactose sugar chains responsible f or the binding of influenza A viruses to human type receptors Received on October 12, 2006; revised on March 13, 2007; accepted on March 22, 2007 The receptor specificity...

A rationale for using steroids in the treatment of severe cases of H5N1 avian influenza Marissa J. Carter Strategic Solutions, Inc., 1143 Salsbury Ave, Cody, WY 82414, USA abstract "Acute hypercytokinaemia represents an imbalance of pro-inflammatory and...

Coup de Gueule... So British FAFfing about Tony Delamothe, deputy editor tdelamothe@bmj.com Somewhere, I imagine, there's a small group of people proud to be counted among the Friends of Avian Flu, or FAF for short. I suspect they have a catchy mission...