Publications by authors named "Xin'er Huang"
The ongoing global pandemic of novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) caused by the SARS-CoV-2 has a significant impact on global health and economy system. In this context, there have been some landmark advances in vaccine development. Over 100 new coronavirus vaccine candidates have been approved for clinical trials, with ten WHO-approved vaccines including four inactivated virus vaccines, two mRNA vaccines, three recombinant viral vectored vaccines and one protein subunit vaccine on the "Emergency Use Listing".
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInfluenza-like illness (ILI) is one of the most important public health problems globally, causing an enormous disease burden. Influenza infections are the most common cause of ILI. Bacterial and virus co-infection is common yet the data of co-infection with influenza A and B viruses are scarce.
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- A young patient in Anhui Province was infected with avian influenza A (H5N6) during the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting a detailed study of the virus's characteristics and its environment.
- In Fuyang City, samples collected from the Tianma poultry market revealed a notably higher prevalence of H5N6 compared to other areas, with dual infections detected at a low rate.
- The H5N6 virus was identified as clade 2.3.4.4, indicating genetic reassortment with H9N2, and it exhibited faster evolution rates in specific genes compared to seasonal influenza viruses, remaining highly pathogenic to poultry.