Lin Zhan

TL;DR: The finding that NAbs remained detectable throughout follow-up is reassuring in terms of protection provided against reinfection; however, NAb titers decreased markedly after month 16.

TL;DR: SNPs in the OAS1 3'-UTR and MxA promoter region appear associated with host susceptibility to SARS in Chinese Han population.

TL;DR: Findings add new information on the ecologic features of A. phagocytophilum and indicate the threat of anaplasmosis in the area, which was previously reported in Heilongjiang Province of China.

TL;DR: This study investigated the long-term excretion of severe acute respiratory syndrome–associated coronavirus in sputum and stool specimens from 56 infected patients, finding that existing illness or conditions were associated with longer viral excretion in stools.

TL;DR: Although H9 virus infection was limited in farmers from Xinjiang and Liaoning, a public health alert is needed as novel pandemic influenza strains may develop unnoticed given the presence of subclinical infections, and the possibility of re-assortment with prevailing H5N1 virus in these regions.