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Schaap-Nutt A, Liesman R, Bartlett E, Scull M, Collins P, Pickles R, et al.
Virology . 2012 Sep; 433(2):320-8. PMID: 22959894
Human parainfluenza viruses (PIVs) cause acute respiratory illness in children, the elderly, and immunocompromised patients. PIV3 is a common cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia, whereas PIV1 and 2 are frequent...
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Schomacker H, Schaap-Nutt A, Collins P, Schmidt A
Curr Opin Virol . 2012 Jun; 2(3):294-9. PMID: 22709516
Human parainfluenza viruses (HPIVs) are a common cause of acute respiratory illness throughout life. Infants, children, and the immunocompromised are the most likely to develop severe disease. HPIV1 and HPIV2...
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Schomacker H, Hebner R, Boonyaratanakornkit J, Surman S, Amaro-Carambot E, Collins P, et al.
PLoS One . 2012 Feb; 7(2):e28382. PMID: 22355301
Interferons (IFNs) play a crucial role in the antiviral immune response. Whereas the C proteins of wild-type human parainfluenza virus type 1 (WT HPIV1) inhibit both IFN-β induction and signaling,...
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Karron R, Thumar B, Schappell E, Surman S, Murphy B, Collins P, et al.
Vaccine . 2011 Dec; 30(26):3975-81. PMID: 22178099
Human parainfluenza virus type 3 (HPIV3) is an important cause of lower respiratory tract illness in children, yet a licensed vaccine or antiviral drug is not available. We evaluated the...
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Schmidt A, Schaap-Nutt A, Bartlett E, Schomacker H, Boonyaratanakornkit J, Karron R, et al.
Expert Rev Respir Med . 2011 Aug; 5(4):515-26. PMID: 21859271
In children under 5 years of age, human parainfluenza viruses (HPIVs) as a group are the second most common etiology of acute respiratory illness leading to hospitalization, surpassed only by...
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Schmidt A
Semin Respir Crit Care Med . 2011 Aug; 32(4):527-40. PMID: 21858754
Viral respiratory infections cause significant morbidity and mortality in infants and young children as well as in at-risk adults and the elderly. Although many viral pathogens are capable of causing...
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Durbin A, Whitehead S, Shaffer D, Elwood D, Wanionek K, Thumar B, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis . 2011 Aug; 5(8):e1267. PMID: 21829748
Dengue is an emerging infectious disease that has become the most important arboviral infection worldwide. There are four serotypes of dengue virus, DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3, and DENV-4, each capable of...
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Karron R, Casey R, Thumar B, Surman S, Murphy B, Collins P, et al.
Pediatr Infect Dis J . 2011 Aug; 30(10):e186-91. PMID: 21829138
Background: Human parainfluenza virus type 3 (HPIV3) is an important yet underappreciated cause of lower respiratory tract illness in children, and a licensed vaccine is not yet available. Methods: A...
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Durbin A, Kirkpatrick B, Pierce K, Schmidt A, Whitehead S
Vaccine . 2011 Jul; 29(42):7242-50. PMID: 21781997
The Laboratory of Infectious Diseases at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health has been engaged in an effort to develop a safe, efficacious, and...
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Schaap-Nutt A, Higgins C, Amaro-Carambot E, Nolan S, DAngelo C, Murphy B, et al.
J Virol . 2011 Feb; 85(8):4007-19. PMID: 21289116
Human parainfluenza virus type 2 (HPIV-2), an important pediatric respiratory pathogen, encodes a V protein that inhibits type I interferon (IFN) induction and signaling. Using reverse genetics, we attempted the...