scispace - formally typeset
T

Taisuke Horimoto

Researcher at University of Tokyo

Publications -  155
Citations -  8180

Taisuke Horimoto is an academic researcher from University of Tokyo. The author has contributed to research in topics: Virus & Influenza A virus. The author has an hindex of 34, co-authored 143 publications receiving 7374 citations. Previous affiliations of Taisuke Horimoto include University of Wisconsin-Madison & Osaka Prefecture University.

Papers
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI

Avian flu: isolation of drug-resistant H5N1 virus.

TL;DR: The isolation of an H5N1 virus from a Vietnamese girl that is resistant to the drug oseltamivir, which is an inhibitor of the viral enzyme neuraminidase and is currently used for protection against and treatment of influenza is reported.
Journal ArticleDOI

Influenza: lessons from past pandemics, warnings from current incidents

TL;DR: A review of molecular factors that contribute to the emergence of pandemic strains in poultry and in humans and the eradication of pathogenic avian influenza viruses is reviewed.
Journal ArticleDOI

Pandemic Threat Posed by Avian Influenza A Viruses

TL;DR: The identification of avian viruses in humans underscores the potential of these and similar strains to produce devastating influenza outbreaks in major population centers.