by Annie De Groot | Jan 9, 2014 | Thinking Out Loud -Blog
AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN (08): CANADA ex CHINA (BEIJING), H5N1, FATAL ******************************************************************** A ProMED-mail post <https://www.promedmail.org> ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases...
by Annie De Groot | Nov 22, 2013 | Thinking Out Loud -Blog
When H7N9 emerged, we made the discovery that H7N9 contained far fewer epitopes than other flu strains, and so we sounded an alarm – H7N9 is a stealth virus! (click on the underlined link, it will bring you to our article on the topic). It turns out that we were...
by Annie De Groot | Nov 21, 2013 | Events
Interested in learning more about innovative technologies in vaccine development? Dr. Anne De Groot, CEO/CSO of EpiVax, will be giving a FREE webinar lecture entitled “Designing an epitope-driven vaccine for a “stealth virus” – H7N9 case...
by Annie De Groot | Oct 21, 2013 | Thinking Out Loud -Blog
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21829164.200-us-invokes-emergency-act-to-keep-h7n9-flu-at-bay.html#.UmUyniRQ25c But there is another problem: H7 flu is poor at stimulating immunity. Virologists at the European Flu Summit in Brussels last week told New Scientist...
by Annie De Groot | Oct 17, 2013 | Thinking Out Loud -Blog
WHO: Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus – update Disease outbreak news 16 OCTOBER 2013 – The National Health and Family Planning Commission, China notified WHO of a new laboratory-confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9)...
