To announce or not to announce: What is known about the 2016 –2017 influenza season in Hong Kong?
To announce or not to announce: What is known about the 2016–2017 influenza season in Hong Kong? Emerging Microbes & Infections 6, e78 (September 2017). doi:10.1038/emi.2017.76 Authors: Pak-Hin Hinson Cheung, Chi-Ping Chan & Dong-Yan Jin (Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections)
Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections - September 6, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Pak-Hin Hinson Cheung Chi-Ping Chan Dong-Yan Jin Source Type: research

Disease reservoirs: from conceptual frameworks to applicable criteria
Knauf (Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections)
Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections - September 6, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Luisa K Hallmaier-Wacker Vincent J Munster Sascha Knauf Tags: disease eradication infection infectious diseases interdisciplinary one health multidisciplinary Source Type: research

Surveillance for highly pathogenic influenza A viruses in California during 2014 –2015 provides insights into viral evolutionary pathways and the spatiotemporal extent of viruses in the Pacific Americas Flyway
Surveillance for highly pathogenic influenza A viruses in California during 2014–2015 provides insights into viral evolutionary pathways and the spatiotemporal extent of viruses in the Pacific Americas Flyway Emerging Microbes & Infections 6, e80 (September 2017). doi:10.1038/emi.2017.66 Authors: Andrew M Ramey, Nichola J Hill, Troy Cline, Magdalena Plancarte, Susan De La Cruz, Michael L Casazza, Joshua T Ackerman, Joseph P Fleskes, T Winston Vickers, Andrew B Reeves, Frances Gulland, Christine Fontaine, Diann J Prosser, Jonathan A Runstadler & Walter M Boyce (Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections)
Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections - September 6, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Andrew M Ramey Nichola J Hill Troy Cline Magdalena Plancarte Susan De La Cruz Michael L Casazza Joshua T Ackerman Joseph P Fleskes T Winston Vickers Andrew B Reeves Frances Gulland Christine Fontaine Diann J Prosser Jonathan A Runstadler Walter M Boyce Tags: California clade 2.3.4.4 H5 highly pathogenic influenza A pinniped virus waterfowl Source Type: research

Tuberculosis/cryptococcosis co-infection in China between 1965 and 2016
Tuberculosis/cryptococcosis co-infection in China between 1965 and 2016 Emerging Microbes & Infections 6, e73 (August 2017). doi:10.1038/emi.2017.61 Authors: Wenjie Fang, Lei Zhang, Jia Liu, David W Denning, Ferry Hagen, Weiwei Jiang, Nan Hong, Shuwen Deng, Xia Lei, Danqi Deng, Wanqing Liao, Jianping Xu, Teun Boekhout, Min Chen & Weihua Pan (Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections)
Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections - August 23, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Wenjie Fang Lei Zhang Jia Liu David W Denning Ferry Hagen Weiwei Jiang Nan Hong Shuwen Deng Xia Lei Danqi Deng Wanqing Liao Jianping Xu Teun Boekhout Min Chen Weihua Pan Tags: China co-infection cryptococcosis tuberculosis Source Type: research

Identification of a natural recombinant transmissible gastroenteritis virus between Purdue and Miller clusters in China
ang & Li Feng (Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections)
Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections - August 23, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Xin Zhang Yunnuan Zhu Xiangdong Zhu Hongyan Shi Jianfei Chen Da Shi Jing Yuan Liyan Cao Jianbo Liu Hui Dong Zhaoyang Jing Jialin Zhang Xiaobo Wang Li Feng Tags: identification natural recombinant transmissible gastroenteritis virus Source Type: research

Red blood cells release microparticles containing human argonaute 2 and miRNAs to target genes of Plasmodium falciparum
p; Heng Wang (Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections)
Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections - August 23, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Zhensheng Wang Juemin Xi Xiao Hao Weiwei Deng Juan Liu Chunyan Wei Yuhui Gao Lianhui Zhang Heng Wang Tags: human argonaute 2 malaria microparticle miRNA Plasmodium falciparum Source Type: research

Origin and invasion of the emerging infectious pathogen Sphaerothecum destruens
ra Andreou (Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections)
Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections - August 23, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Salma Sana Emilie A Hardouin Rodolphe E Gozlan Didem Ercan Ali Serhan Tarkan Tiantian Zhang Demetra Andreou Tags: aquaculture biological invasion fungal pathogens invasive Source Type: research

Zika virus infects renal proximal tubular epithelial cells with prolonged persistency and cytopathic effects
u & Tongyu Zhu (Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections)
Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections - August 23, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jian Chen Yi-feng Yang Jun Chen Xiaohui Zhou Zhaoguang Dong Tianyue Chen Yu Yang Peng Zou Biao Jiang Yunwen Hu Lu Lu Xiaoyan Zhang Jia Liu Jianqing Xu Tongyu Zhu Tags: cytopathic effects prolonged persistency renal proximal tubular epithelial cells urinary system Zika virus Source Type: research

Zika virus replication in the mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus in Brazil
AV Melo-Santos, Lindomar Pena, Marli T Cordeiro, Rafael F de O Franca, André LS de Oliveira, Christina A Peixoto, Walter S Leal & Constância FJ Ayres (Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections)
Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections - August 9, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Duschinka RD Guedes Marcelo HS Paiva Mariana MA Donato Priscilla P Barbosa Larissa Krokovsky Sura W dos S Rocha Karina LA Saraiva M ônica M Crespo Tatiana MT Rezende Gabriel L Wallau Ros ângela MR Barbosa Cl áudia MF Oliveira Maria AV Melo-Santos Lindo Tags: Aedes Culex microcephaly vector competence Zika Source Type: research

Dengue burden in India: recent trends and importance of climatic parameters
hyayula (Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections)
Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections - August 9, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Srinivasa Rao Mutheneni Andrew P Morse Cyril Caminade Suryanaryana Murty Upadhyayula Tags: dengue extrinsic incubation period (EIP) India rainfall temperature Source Type: research

Identification of a second encephalitis-associated astrovirus in cattle
nn & Ilias Bouzalas (Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections)
Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections - August 9, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Torsten Seuberlich Daniel W üthrich Senija Selimovic-Hamza Cord Dr ögemüller Anna Oevermann R émy Bruggmann Ilias Bouzalas Source Type: research

Role of domestic ducks in the emergence of a new genotype of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza A viruses in Bangladesh
McKenzie, Scott Krauss, Richard J Webby, Robert G Webster & Mohammed M Feeroz (Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections)
Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections - August 9, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Subrata Barman Atanaska Marinova-Petkova M Kamrul Hasan Sharmin Akhtar Rabeh El-Shesheny Jasmine CM Turner John Franks David Walker Jon Seiler Kimberly Friedman Lisa Kercher Trushar Jeevan Daniel Darnell Ghazi Kayali Lisa Jones-Engel Pamela McKenzie Scott Tags: avian influenza A virus domestic duck migratory bird reassortment surveillance Source Type: research

Coxsackievirus A16 utilizes cell surface heparan sulfate glycosaminoglycans as its attachment receptor
hong Huang (Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections)
Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections - July 26, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Xueyang Zhang Jinping Shi Xiaohua Ye Zhiqiang Ku Chao Zhang Qingwei Liu Zhong Huang Tags: attachment coxsackievirus A16 heparan sulfate glycosaminoglycan receptor Source Type: research

Outer membrane vesicle-associated lipase FtlA enhances cellular invasion and virulence in Francisella tularensis LVS
Jingliang Su (Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections)
Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections - July 26, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Fei Chen Guolin Cui Shuxia Wang Manoj Kumar Mohan Nair Lihong He Xinyi Qi Xiangmin Han Hanqi Zhang Jing-Ren Zhang Jingliang Su Tags: Francisella tularensis FTL_0430 FtlA intracellular infection lipase outer membrane vesicle virulence Source Type: research

A two-step algorithm for rapid diagnosis of active pulmonary tuberculosis in entry applicants using the T-SPOT.TB and Xpert MTB/RIF assays in Shanghai, China
A two-step algorithm for rapid diagnosis of active pulmonary tuberculosis in entry applicants using the T-SPOT.TB and Xpert MTB/RIF assays in Shanghai, China Emerging Microbes & Infections 6, e67 (July 2017). doi:10.1038/emi.2017.52 Authors: Chengyan Meng, Yaojie Shen, Jian Wang, Sen Wang, Xinchang Chen, Shenglei Yu, Wei Ye & Jing Wu (Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections)
Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections - July 26, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Chengyan Meng Yaojie Shen Jian Wang Sen Wang Xinchang Chen Shenglei Yu Wei Ye Jing Wu Source Type: research