Influenza A virus

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The type species of the genus INFLUENZAVIRUS A that causes influenza and other diseases in humans and animals. Antigenic variation occurs frequently between strains, allowing classification into subtypes and variants. Transmission is usually by aerosol (human and most non-aquatic hosts) or waterborne (ducks). Infected birds shed the virus in their saliva, nasal secretions, and feces.

Descriptor ID	D009980
MeSH Number(s)	B04.820.545.405.400
Concept/Terms	Influenza A virus Influenza A virus Influenza A viruses Influenza Viruses Type A Orthomyxovirus Type A Orthomyxovirus Type A, Porcine Orthomyxovirus Type A, Porcine Myxovirus influenzae-A suis Myxovirus influenzae A suis Orthomyxovirus Type A, Human Orthomyxovirus Type A, Human Myxovirus influenzae-A hominis Myxovirus influenzae A hominis Orthomyxovirus Type A, Avian Orthomyxovirus Type A, Avian Pestis galli Myxovirus Myxovirus, Pestis galli Myxoviruses, Pestis galli Pestis galli Myxoviruses Avian Orthomyxovirus Type A Fowl Plague Virus Fowl Plague Viruses Plague Virus, Fowl Plague Viruses, Fowl Virus, Fowl Plague Viruses, Fowl Plague Myxovirus pestis galli

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Organisms [B]
Viruses [B04]
RNA Viruses [B04.820]
Orthomyxoviridae [B04.820.545]
Influenzavirus A [B04.820.545.405]
Influenza A virus [B04.820.545.405.400]

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Bar chart showing 76 publications over 25 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2013

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	1	2	3
2003	1	1	2
2004	0	2	2
2005	1	1	2
2006	3	0	3
2007	1	0	1
2008	1	1	2
2009	1	0	1
2010	2	1	3
2011	1	1	2
2012	2	2	4
2013	5	2	7
2014	3	0	3
2015	3	1	4
2016	6	0	6
2017	3	1	4
2018	2	0	2
2019	4	0	4
2020	2	0	2
2021	3	3	6
2022	2	1	3
2023	2	0	2
2024	1	0	1
2025	1	3	4
2026	3	0	3

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Messias SGDS, de Paula IÉS, Cardoso KF, Garcia CC, de Mendonça Ângelo ALP, de Faria Gonçalves AP, Melo EM, Tavares LP, Faustino LP, Alves PA, Dos Reis JGAC, Teixeira-Carvalho A, Antonelli LRDV, Xavier MAP, Martins-Filho OA, Machado AMV, Araújo MSS. Assessment of a recombinant influenza virus carrying interleukin 7 gene as a platform for novel immunotherapeutic approaches. Immunol Lett. 2026 Dec; 282:107223.

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Giersch K, Nörz D, Grunwald M, Tang HT, Pflüger LS, Pfefferle S, Pohlmann A, Beer M, Aepfelbacher M, Harder T, Lütgehetmann M. Adaptation and validation of an influenza a subtyping panel for detection of H1pdm09, H3 and H5 on a high-throughput RT-qPCR system. Sci Rep. 2026 Apr 20; 16(1).

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Pfefferle S, Nörz D, Giersch K, Grunwald M, Tang HT, Pflüger LS, Lütgehetmann M. Refined fully automated RT-qPCR assay for simultaneous detection of SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A/B, and RSV with target optimization for improved variant resilience. J Clin Virol. 2026 Apr; 183:105924.

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Lewis NM, Harker EJ, Grant LB, Zhu Y, Grijalva CG, Chappell JD, Rhoads JP, Baughman A, Casey JD, Blair PW, Jones ID, Johnson CA, Lauring AS, Gaglani M, Ghamande S, Columbus C, Steingrub JS, Shapiro NI, Duggal A, Busse LW, Felzer J, Prekker ME, Peltan ID, Brown SM, Hager DN, Gong MN, Mohamed A, Exline MC, Khan A, Hough CL, Wilson JG, Mosier J, Qadir N, Chang SY, Ginde AA, Martinez A, Mohr NM, Mallow C, Harris ES, Johnson NJ, Srinivasan V, Gibbs KW, Kwon JH, Vaughn IA, Ramesh M, Safdar B, Goyal A, DeLamielleure LE, DeCuir J, Surie D, Dawood FS, Tenforde MW, Uyeki TM, Garg S, Ellington S, Self WH. Benefit of Early Oseltamivir Therapy for Adults Hospitalized With Influenza A: An Observational Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 08 01; 81(1):190-197.

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Koirala B, Azar A, Fountain B, McGuirl M, Stock S, Galdzicka M, Ellison RT. Pre-COVID-19 epidemiology of community respiratory viruses at a single US center reveals sex differences in influenza A and a higher ICU incidence of human metapneumovirus in the elderly population. BMC Infect Dis. 2025 Jul 18; 25(1):924.

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Pratt GW, Wong CL, Rao LV. Prevalence and Co-Detection Rates of SARS-CoV-2, Influenza, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus: A Retrospective Analysis. APMIS. 2025 Mar; 133(3):e70010.

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Kyawe PP, Liu P, Jiang Z, Bradley ES, Cicuto T, Trombly MI, Silverman N, Fitzgerald KA, McDougall WM, Wang JP. CRISPR editing of candidate host factors that impact influenza A virus infection. Microbiol Spectr. 2025 Mar 04; 13(3):e0262724.

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Lewis NM, Zhu Y, Peltan ID, Gaglani M, McNeal T, Ghamande S, Steingrub JS, Shapiro NI, Duggal A, Bender WS, Taghizadeh L, Brown SM, Hager DN, Gong MN, Mohamed A, Exline MC, Khan A, Wilson JG, Qadir N, Chang SY, Ginde AA, Mohr NM, Mallow C, Lauring AS, Johnson NJ, Gibbs KW, Kwon JH, Columbus C, Gottlieb RL, Raver C, Vaughn IA, Ramesh M, Johnson C, Lamerato L, Safdar B, Casey JD, Rice TW, Halasa N, Chappell JD, Grijalva CG, Talbot HK, Baughman A, Womack KN, Swan SA, Harker E, Price A, DeCuir J, Surie D, Ellington S, Self WH. Vaccine Effectiveness Against Influenza A-Associated Hospitalization, Organ Failure, and Death: United States, 2022-2023. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 04 10; 78(4):1056-1064.

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Lei X, Chen Y, Lien E, Fitzgerald KA. MLKL-Driven Inflammasome Activation and Caspase-8 Mediate Inflammatory Cell Death in Influenza A Virus Infection. mBio. 2023 04 25; 14(2):e0011023.

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Clark F, Gil A, Thapa I, Aslan N, Ghersi D, Selin LK. Cross-reactivity influences changes in human influenza A virus and Epstein Barr virus specific CD8 memory T cell receptor alpha and beta repertoires between young and old. Front Immunol. 2022; 13:1011935.

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