Publications by authors named "Yi-Lung Huang"
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- A novel avian influenza A (H7N9) virus was first identified in March 2013 in China and has caused severe infections in humans, showing two major infection peaks in 2013 and 2014.
- Taiwan is at high risk of H7N9 infection due to its proximity to China, with four confirmed imported cases identified through surveillance efforts initiated in April 2013.
- Genetic analysis of the viruses from imported cases revealed variations in their internal genes compared to the prototype virus, highlighting the need for enhanced surveillance and sharing of viral genetic data to control future outbreaks.
Background: World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended individuals with increased risk of contracting influenza A H5N1 infection to be immunized against the virus during the inter-pandemic period. Safety and immunogenicity of H5N1 vaccine among participants primed with homologous or heterologous H5N1 vaccines produced by diverse manufactures have not been reported.
Methods: Healthy individuals aged 20 to 60 years old were recruited and stratified into three groups: participants without priming (control group), participants primed with A/Indonesia/05/2005 vaccine, participants primed with A/Vietnam/1194/2004 vaccine and A/Indonesia/05/2005 vaccine.
Dengue virus (DENV) is one of the major infectious pathogens worldwide. DENV infection is a highly dynamic process. Currently, no antiviral drug is available for treating DENV-induced diseases since little is known regarding how the virus interacts with host cells during infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNew variants of the influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 and A(H3N2) viruses were detected in Taiwan between 2012 and 2013. Some of these variants were not detected in clinical specimens using a common real-time reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) assay that targeted the conserved regions of the viral matrix (M) genes. An analysis of the M gene sequences of the new variants revealed that several newly emerging mutations were located in the regions where the primers or probes of the real-time RT-PCR assay bind; these included three mutations (G225A, T228C, and G238A) in the A(H1N1)pdm09 virus, as well as one mutation (C163T) in the A(H3N2) virus.
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