Antigenic slip

In Virology, one understands by antigenic slip one (or several) change (S) specific (S) of the viral genome. In the case of the Influenza, it acts of not very important changes, which can be gradually added the ones to the others, but without changing the antigenic characteristics Protéine S ha or Na. (It is thus not necessary to re-elect the sub-type of ha (H1 example) or Na (N1 example).

This type of small changes explains the seasonal epidemics. It that which makes necessary a new vaccine each year, is adapted to the dominant sub-types in circulation. the preceding one.

Internal bonds

Influenza
Avian flu
H5N1
History of epizooties of avian flu
pandemic Risk related to the avian flu
Plane of crisis for a pandemia
State of the avian flu epidemic in the world
State of the epizooty of avian flu in the European Union
Influenza of 1918
the cat and the influenza
influenza of the dog
equine Influenza
Bibliography on the avian flu

External bonds

Site independent of any national organization or supranational
Site avian flu of the French government
National Sanitary Surveillance Institute
Avian flu: current events, files and interviews
Network Sentinels INSERM U707
Avian flu and agribusiness industry
File avian flu: Questions and answers
Web site of the Belgian government which gathers any information on the seasonal flu and the avian flu
the point on the avian flu by the Afssa
Grippeinfo.tk: avian flu for the null ones! Blog of information and topicality for all to include/understand H5N1.
Avian flu: the H5N1 reaches Africa
Avian flu: the file of Yahoo! Current events
the follow-up in real-time of the dispatches of information on the avian flu
a report/ratio of GRAIN establishes that world poultry industry is at the origin of the crisis of the avian flu
a discussion forum in Dombes (first infected zone)
a discussion forum of specialists (veterinary, ornithologists)
Discussion forum one Avian (Bird) Flu H5N1 related resulting: www.allaboutflu.com
Avian flu: The " Bicyclette" chicken; not easily controllable in Africa
bonds and resources; Library off Congress
bibliography/bonds of [[CIDRAP]] the
Planet Health Synthesis of the information disseminated by the ministry and to know for the health professionals

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