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Minnesota Center of Excellence for Influenza Research & Surveillance

Established by the National Institutes of Health in April 2007, the Minnesota Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance (MCEIRS) sponsors a range of experimental research and surveillance initiatives aimed at enhancing understanding of the diversity, reassortment, and transmission of influenza viruses, including the 2009 pandemic H1N1 virus.

Flu A in county fair swine

MCEIRS study focuses on type A influenza viruses infecting pigs in Ohio; initiated in 2009 by collaborators at Ohio State University, the study has identified several confirmed cases of the newly detected H3N2v virus in swine [Informational document prepared for county fair exhibitors]

Online Training

MCEIRS has developed an online training portal that provides e-learning modules on topics related to avian influenza and influenza in general. The portal also includes information on 2009 H1N1. Continuing education contact hours are available.

MCEIRS Research Examples

H5N1 outbreak investigation and surveillance - Thailand

Waterfowl - host, agent and environmental factors

Transmission of swine influenza virus among pigs in a population setting

Serologic testing for exposure to influenza

Swine influenza viruses and novel avian-swine reassortants

Wild birds - Cambodia, Vietnam, Lao PDR, and Mongolia

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Sample MCEIRS Publications

Experimental infection of a North American raptor, American kestrel (Falco sparverius), with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1)
Study by MCEIRS researcher Jeffrey Hall and colleagues from October 2009 issue of PLoS ONE

The feasibility of using high resolution genome sequencing of influenza A viruses to detect mixed infections and quasispecies
Study by MCEIRS researcher Muthannan Ramakrishnan and colleagues in September 2009 issue of PLoS ONE

Evaluation of a commercial blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to detect avian influenza virus antibodies in multiple experimentally infected avian species
Study by MCEIRS researcher David Stallknecht and colleagues in June 2009 issue of Clin Vaccine Immunol

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