Guidlines for abstract submission
Please send us your abstract by the following deadlines:
- Podium presentation: Closed
- Poster presentation: Closed
The abstract pack MUST include the following:
1. Delegate Registration Form (.doc ~63kb) (PDF ~46kb)
2. Authorship Information
- Full names, affiliations, mailing addresses and emails of ALL abstract authors
- Telephone and fax of the corresponding author
3. Abstract (see guidlines PDF ~15kb)
- Title of presentation
- Authors' names and affiliations
- Abstract (400 words maximum)
- Up to seven keywords (optional)
Please note acceptance of an abstract does not automatically imply commitment to financial support for the presenter. Limited financial support is available only for invited speakers.
A limited number of poster abstracts will also be selected for short oral presentations.
Submit your abstract pack for consideration by email to Dr Muhammad Sohail on:
InfluenzaOxford@gmail.com
Posters:
Thank you for considering to present your work as a poster at Influenza2010.
We recommend that you prepare your poster in A1 portrait format (59cm wide x 84cm long). Please see the following link for further information:
http://tinyurl.com/y7bf
Posters will be displayed for the full duration of the conference. Please shadow your posters during break times to answer any questions.
Your abstract will be published in the conference handbook as well as in the Journal of Molecular and Genetic Medicine. Please ensure you have appropriate permissions from the original copyright holders for the publication of your abstract. Should you wish your abstract not to be published, please notify us in writing as soon as possible.
Construction and Characterization of H5N1-Recombinant Fowlpox Viruses Coexpressing Host Cytokines
Mariatulqabtiah Abdul-Razak 1 ,2 , Michael Skinner 1 and Abdul Rahman Omar 2,3
1 Section of Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, St Mary’s Campus, Norfolk Place, London W2 1PG England. 2Institute of Bioscience, 3Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Keywords: avian influenza virus genes, interleukin 15, interleukin 12, recombinant fowlpox virus FP9
Presence of D222E mutation in the haemagglutin of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 isolates in Tuscany
Alberta Azzi 1 , Fabiana Corcioli 1, Rosaria Arvia 1, Valeria Clausi 1, Simone Giannecchini 1, Simona Puzelli 2, Isabella Donatelli 2
1 Department of Public Health, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 48, 50134 Florence, Italy.
2 National Institute of Health, Rome, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
Keywords: pandemic influenza 2009, pathogenicity marker, haemagglutinin
Re-vaccination with an adjuvanted pandemic influenza H1N1 vaccine provides early protection in healthcare workers
Geir Bredholt 1 , Rishi Pathirana 1, Gabriel Pedersen 1, Per Espen Akselsen 2, Haakon Sjursen 3, Rebecca Cox 1
1 Influenza Centre, The Gade Institute, University of Bergen, N-5021 Bergen, Norway
2 Infection Control and 3Infectious Diseases Unit, Haukeland University Hospital, N-5021 Bergen, Norway
Influenza reverse zoonoses in companion animals
S.M. Brookes 1* , S. Kirschner 2, R. Gardner 1, D.L. Major 3, S. Roseby 3, D. Selden 1, H. Goharriz, A.R. Fooks 1, I. H. Brown 1
1 Veterinary Laboratories Agency - Weybridge, Surrey, UK. 2Cranfield University, UK. 3HPA-National Institute of Biological Standards and Control, Potters Bar, UK
Keywords: influenza A, companion animal, zoonoses, serology
Seroprevalence of avian influenza type A and Newcastle Disease viruses among backyard poultry flocks in Lahore district, Pakistan
Mamoona Chaudhry 1* ; Hamad Bin Rashid 2; Manzoor Hussain 3; Michael Thrusfield 2; Haroon Rashid 4; Sue Welburn 1 and Mark Eisler 1
1 Centre for Infectious Diseases, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, UK. 2Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, UK. 3Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. 4 University College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, The Islamia University, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Keywords: Avian Influenza type A, Seroprevalence, Newcastle disease, Haemagglutination Inhibition, Backyard Flock, AIV H5, AIV H9, Cluster sampling
An analysis of proteomic changes in 2009 pandemic influenza virus, 1918 Spanish influenza virus and seasonal H1N1 influenza virus -infected MDCK cells
Keding Cheng , Xiangguo Qiu, David Lee, Stuart McCorrister, Michael Carpenter, Darwyn Kobasa, Michael Drebot, Garrett Westmacott, Steven Jones
National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Agency of Canada, 1015 Arlington Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 3R2, Canada
Keywords: Pandemic influenza, virus-host response, proteomics, protein quantization, iTRAQ
Pathogenesis of pandemic H1N1 Influenza in ferret and pig models
F. Garcon 1 , S.M. Brookes 1*, D.L. Major 2, A. Germundsson 1, Alejandro Nuñez 1, Lorenzo Rapisarda 1, J.M. Wood 2, M. Zambon 3, COSI 4, I. H. Brown 1
1 Veterinary Laboratories Agency - Weybridge, Surrey, UK. 2 HPA - National Institute of Biological Standards and Control, Potters Bar, UK. 3 HPA - Centre for Infections, Colindale, UK. 4 COSI - Combating Swine Influenza - Wellcome Trust-MRC-BBSRC-Defra UK consortium
Keywords: H1N1 pandemic, Ferret / Pig model, Pathogenesis, Zoonoses
Pandemic H1N1 2009 virus in Norwegian pigs naïve to influenza A viruses
A. Germundsson 1* , B. Gjerset 1, C. Hjulsager 2, L.E. Larsen 2, C. Er 1, O. Hungnes 3, B. Lium 1
1 National Veterinary Institute, P.O Box 750 Sentrum, 0106 Oslo, Norway. 2National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark Bülowsvej 27, 1790 Copenhagen V, Denmark. 3National Institute of Public Health, P.O Box 4404 Nydalen, 0403 Oslo, Norway
Keywords: influenza A, pH1N1-09v, pigs, humans
Levels of cross-reactivity of recombinant heamagglutinin H5, H7 and H9 glycoproteins with reference antiserum against H1-H16 subtypes of influenza A viruses
Yongqing Li 1, Kolli Reddy 1, Michelle Hill 1, Tahir Yaqub 2, John McCauley 3 and Munir Iqbal 1
1 Avian Infectious Diseases, Institute for Animal Health, Compton Laboratory, Compton, Newbury, Berkshire RG20 7NN, UK. 2 University Diagnostic Laboratory , University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences , Lahore, Pakistan. 3Division of Virology, National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK
Development of an avian influenza H5N1 vaccine in Africa
Sandiswa Mbewana 1 , Elizabeth Mortimer 1, James Maclean 1 , Fiona Tanzer 1, Inga Hitzeroth 1, Edward Rybicki 1, 2
1 Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7701, South Africa. 2Institute for Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7701, South Africa
Keywords: Avian influenza H5N1, plant expression, DNA vaccine, Africa
Seropositivity against human influenza H1 virus among captive birds of Tehran
Behnaz Heydarchi 1, 2 , Seyed Masoud Hosseini 1*, Nariman Sheykhi 3, Reza Khaltabadi Farahani 1, Rouzbeh Bashar 2, Fatemeh Fotouhi 2, Seyedeh Fahime Mousavi 1, Masoumeh Tavassoti Kheiri 2
1Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Shahid-Beheshti University, G.C., Tehran, Iran. 2Influenza Unit, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran. 3Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Specialized Veterinary Science, Science and Research Campus, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: Human Influenza H1 viruses, Haemagglutination Inhibition (HI) assay, RT-PCR, Captive birds, Tehran
Infections with A/chicken/Scotland/59 (H5N1) virus are highly pathogenic in chickens but not in turkeys
Christine Russell , Amanda Hanna, Laura Barrass, Dennis Alexander* and Jill Banks
Virology Department, VLA Weybridge, Addlestone, Surrey, UK
Keywords: pathogenesis, avian influenza, host range
The new pandemic A/H1N1 influenza virus (pH1N1): cellular and humoral cross-reactive immune responses induced in healthy adults following 2007/2008 influenza vaccination
Iorio Anna Maria * 1, Bistoni Onelia 2, Galdiero Massimiliano 3, Lepri Enrica 1, Camilloni Barbara 1, Russano Anna Maria 2, Neri Mariella 1, Basileo Michela 1 and Spinozzi Fabrizio 2
1 Dept Medical and Surgical Spec. and Public Health, 2 Dept Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia and 3 Dept of Biological Sciences, Division of Biostructures, University of Naples, Naples, Italy
Keywords: Influenza vaccination, cellular and humoral immunity, cross-reactive responses
Influenza A virus polymerase activity is enhanced by interaction of PB1 subunit of the viral polymerase complex with the N-terminal region of the PB1-F2 protein
Košík I . 1*, Krejnusová I. 1, Práznovská M. 1, Bystrická M. 1, Poláková K. 2, Russ G. 1
1 Institute of Virology, Slovak Academy of Science, Dúbravská cesta 9, 845 05 Bratislava, Slovak Republik. 2Cancer Research Institute, Slovak Academy of Science, Vlárska 7, 83391, Bratislava, Slovak Republik
Keywords: PB1-F2, PB1, polymerase activity, N-terminal region
The spatial location of mutations in the HA1 domain of Human Influenza A Haemagglutinin and their role in antigenic escape
W.D. Lees , D.S. Moss, A.J. Shepherd
Department of Biological Sciences and Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Birkbeck College, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX UK
Keywords: Influenza, Virology, Sequence Analysis, Antibody Binding, Haemagglutinin
Immuno-genetics of influenza infection in mice
Tatiana Nedelko 1 , Barkha Srivastava 1, Paulina Błażejewska 1 , Xavier Montagutelli 2, Rudi Alberts 1 and Klaus Schughart 1
1 Department of Infection Genetics, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research & University of Vetrinary Medicine Hannover, Braunschweig, Germany. 2 Mouse Functional Genetics, Department of Developmental Biology, Institut Pasteur, 25 rue du Docteur Roux, 75015 Paris
Test for virucidal efficacy of the antiseptics iso-Betadine ® Scrub 7.5% and 4%
Rapp I 1 , Peeters J 1, Kögel T 1, Klumpp B 1, Rinke S 2, Nguyen DT 2, Petzold U 2
1 mdt - medical device testing GmbH, Ochsenhausen, Germany. 2Meda Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Bad Homburg, Germany
Keywords: Influenza, virus, povidone, iodine, virucidal
An update on the potential role for zanamivir in the treatment human influenza A/H5N1 infections
Phillip Andrew Reece
Department of Pharmacology, the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia
Keywords : influenza, avian, H5N1, zanamivir oseltamivir, resistance, H274Y, humans
The study of immunogenicity of selected conserved antigens of influenza A viruses and their protective potential
Király J, Staneková Z, Stropkovská A, Mikušková T, Varečková E, Kostolanský F
1 Institute of Virology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 845 05 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Keywords: cross-protection, vaccine, M2 protein, HA2 glycopolypeptide
Internal gene constellation of the viruses possessing H5N1 surface antigens from a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus affects the survival and host gene response of infected chickens
Yuko Uchida 1,2 , Chiaki Watanabe 1, Nobuhiro Takemae 1,2, Tsuyoshi Hayashi 1,2, Toshihiro Ito 3 and Takehiko Saito 1,2
1 Research Team for Zoonotic Diseases, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0856 Japan. 2Zoonotic Diseases Collaboration Center (ZDCC), Kasetklang, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand. 3Avian Zoonosis Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, 101 Minami 4-chome Koyama-cho, Tottori 680-8553, Japan
Keywords: Avian influenza, HPAI, Pathogenicity, Reverse genetics, Chicken, Gene constellation, Microarray analysis
