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Influenza

Free Subscription 12.01.2026 2 Ann Intern Med 1 Arch Virol 2 Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1 BMC Pediatr 1 Cell 4 Epidemiol Infect 2 J Epidemiol Community Health 2 J Infect 3 J Virol 1 J Virol Methods 1 N Engl J Med 1 Pediatrics 1 PLoS Biol 2 PLoS Comput Biol 8 PLoS One 3 Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2 Vaccine

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Ann Intern Med

1. TERAN-PLASENCIA JM, Kalil AC
   In adults hospitalized with acute HF, predischarge influenza vaccination reduced a composite of mortality or readmission at 1 y.
   Ann Intern Med. 2026 Jan 6. doi: 10.7326/ANNALS-25-04799.
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2. TONG SYC, Gibney KB
   In older adults, high- vs. standard-dose influenza vaccine reduced hospitalization for influenza or pneumonia.
   Ann Intern Med. 2026 Jan 6. doi: 10.7326/ANNALS-25-05209.
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   Arch Virol

3. YAN Y, Pan Z, Mao L, Niu P, et al
   Genome surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XBB subvariants in Wuhan in June 2023.
   Arch Virol. 2026;171:38.
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   Biochem Biophys Res Commun

4. HUANG A, Li C, Wu H, Sun W, et al
   Development of human single-domain antibodies against influenza based on NA-targeting IgG.
   Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2026;798:153238.
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5. PARLAYAN C, Saadat KASM, Tekayev M, Barez SR, et al
   Leveraging genomic conservation in emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants for precision diagnostics, vaccines, and RNAi therapeutics.
   Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2026;797:153176.
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   BMC Pediatr

6. MOREIRA RRB, Pereira HMD, Bernardes ALF, Altafini DD, et al
   Surveillance of bloodstream infections in pediatric patients for 11 years: what was the COVID-19 impact?
   BMC Pediatr. 2025;26:11.
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   Cell

7. REFFSIN S, Miller J, Ayyanathan K, Dunagin MC, et al
   Single-cell susceptibility to viral infection is driven by variable cell states.
   Cell. 2026;189:179-195.
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   Epidemiol Infect

8. CAMPOS MENA S, Perez-Gimeno G, Lorusso N, Alvarez Rio V, et al
   Monitoring effectiveness of nirsevimab immunization against RSV hospitalization using surveillance data: a test-negative case-control study, Spain, October 2024-March 2025.
   Epidemiol Infect. 2025;154:e5.
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9. JARRATT R, Clough H, Wilkinson E, Vivancos R, et al
   The Eat-Out-to-Help-Out incentive: A trigger for gastrointestinal infections in England, 2020?
   Epidemiol Infect. 2025;154:e3.
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10. JIMENEZ-RICO MA, Novelo-Perez DF, Puch-Magana CI, Manrique-Puch RA, et al
    Respiratory virus dynamics in a tropical region: Insights from Yucatan, Mexico (2018-2024).
    Epidemiol Infect. 2026;154:e7.
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11. MURAKAMI M, Yamagata M, Miura A
    The impact of COVID-19 infection experience on risk perception and preventive behaviour: a cohort study.
    Epidemiol Infect. 2026;154:e4.
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    J Epidemiol Community Health

12. CAMACHO C, Bower P, Webb RT, Munford L, et al
    Assessing the relationship between community resilience and health outcomes: an observational local-authority level study in England.
    J Epidemiol Community Health. 2026;80:73-79.
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13. FONG WLE, Beale S, Nguyen V, Kovar J, et al
    Estimating the risk of post-COVID condition in deprived communities, migrants and ethnic minorities in England: findings from Virus Watch-a prospective community cohort study.
    J Epidemiol Community Health. 2026;80:114-121.
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    J Infect

14. YUE M, Lee S, Tao S, Tomazetto G, et al
    Upper airway transcriptomics early after SARS-CoV-2 infection to identify individuals likely to develop symptomatic infection.
    J Infect. 2025;92:106664.
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15. KELLY E, Greenland M, de Whalley P, Macaulay GC, et al
    Reactogenicity and Immunogenicity following Heterologous and Homologous Third Dose COVID-19 vaccination in UK Adolescents (Com-COV3): A Randomised Controlled Non-Inferiority Trial.
    J Infect. 2025 Dec 1:106663. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2025.106663.
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    J Virol

16. DALY RE, Feng CY, Hesser CR, Myasnikov I, et al
    N-terminal acetylation controls multiple functional aspects of the influenza A virus ribonuclease PA-X.
    J Virol. 2026 Jan 9:e0199925. doi: 10.1128/jvi.01999.
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17. PRASAI K, Yang Z, Guan M, Li T, et al
    Intrahost HA polymorphisms and culture adaptation shape antigenic profiles of H3N2 influenza viruses.
    J Virol. 2026 Jan 7:e0177525. doi: 10.1128/jvi.01775.
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18. BI Z
    Adaptation differences and mechanisms of influenza viruses to ANP32 proteins across species.
    J Virol. 2026 Jan 5:e0190025. doi: 10.1128/jvi.01900.
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    J Virol Methods

19. WANG J, Li R, Liu L, Yu J, et al
    Development and application of a real-time RT-PCR assay for the specific detection of influenza D virus.
    J Virol Methods. 2026;342:115338.
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    N Engl J Med

20. LASSEN MCH, Johansen ND, Christensen SH, Aliabadi N, et al
    RSV Prefusion F Vaccine for Prevention of Hospitalization in Older Adults.
    N Engl J Med. 2025 Aug 30. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2509810.
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    Pediatrics

21. HAYEK H, Noble EK, Stewart LS, Sahni LC, et al
    Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Among Children With and Without Underlying Conditions.
    Pediatrics. 2026 Jan 9:e2025072184. doi: 10.1542/peds.2025-072184.
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    PLoS Biol

22. EALES O, McCaw JM, Shearer FM
    Modeling of H5N1 influenza virus kinetics during dairy cattle infection suggests the timing of infectiousness.
    PLoS Biol. 2026;24:e3003586.
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    PLoS Comput Biol

23. DAVIS CN, Hill EM, Jewell CP, Rysava K, et al
    A modelling assessment of the impact of control measures on highly pathogenic avian influenza transmission in poultry in Great Britain.
    PLoS Comput Biol. 2026;22:e1013874.
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24. WU SX, Davis CN, Arnold M, Tildesley MJ, et al
    The role of ducks in detecting Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in small-scale backyard poultry farms.
    PLoS Comput Biol. 2026;22:e1013357.
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    PLoS One

25. VALDIVIA-GAGO A, Garcia PJ, Harper SL, Soria A, et al
    "What's the point, when we're already dead?" Implementation challenges of COVID-19 public policies for indigenous peoples in the Peruvian Amazon: A sequential multi-method qualitative study.
    PLoS One. 2026;21:e0340774.
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26. WAGNER F, Kolanisi U, Wagner RG, Makuapane LP, et al
    Effect of returning home on university student hunger during South African COVID-19 lockdown.
    PLoS One. 2026;21:e0340350.
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27. BAGULEY E, Knaub M, VanDyke J, Hirschfield G, et al
    Evaluating the clinical care, quality of life and overall experiences of patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) during the pandemic: A Canadian mixed-methods study.
    PLoS One. 2026;21:e0340475.
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28. TALBOT Q, Batung E, Yusuf I, Omorodion F, et al
    Stigma and labelling of immigrant personal support workers during COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario: Implications for policy.
    PLoS One. 2026;21:e0340589.
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29. OLSSON I, Nilsson AC, Didriksson I, Frigyesi A, et al
    Aetiology and impact of bacterial bloodstream infections in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients: A prospective Swedish multicenter cohort study.
    PLoS One. 2026;21:e0340476.
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30. ABBAS S, Nasir JA, Sherwani RAK
    Estimating the economic burden of COVID-19 survivors in Punjab, Pakistan.
    PLoS One. 2026;21:e0337995.
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31. VICTORINO DB, Malheiros JM, Ten-Caten F, Cardoso Betta VH, et al
    Elevated mortality and upregulated SARS-CoV-2-associated pathways in innate and adaptive immune cells from individuals with Down syndrome.
    PLoS One. 2026;21:e0338519.
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32. XUE Z, Pi P, Liu Z, Zeng Z, et al
    MedNeXt for accurate medical image classification and segmentation: A lightweight transformer-style convolutional neural network.
    PLoS One. 2026;21:e0340108.
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    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

33. ZHANG R, Deng R, Liu S, Yao Q, et al
    Reconstructing the early spatial spread of pandemic respiratory viruses in the United States.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026;123:e2518051123.
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34. VERMA AK, Tan L, Schuster N, Moye SL, et al
    Combination antiviral and anti-inflammatory therapy mitigates persistent neurological deficits in mice post SARS-CoV-2 infection.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026;123:e2530209123.
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35. ZHANG Y, Silvestre-Roig C, Fu H, Alimohamadi H, et al
    SARS-CoV-2 peptide fragments selectively dysregulate specific immune cell populations via Gaussian curvature targeting.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026;123:e2521841122.
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    Vaccine

36. LISTER H, Farquharson K, Seale H, Smith LE, et al
    A systematic review of the impact of vaccine reactogenicity on willingness to accept influenza vaccination in adults.
    Vaccine. 2026;74:128195.
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37. YOKOYAMA Y, Yao S, Cozza R, Gil F, et al
    A novel calcium influx inducer and a TLR7 agonist are synergistic co-adjuvants that enhance cross-reactive immunity against influenza in young and aged mice.
    Vaccine. 2026;74:128189.
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