新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情下生理学线上教学的探索与反思

面对新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情向课堂教学提出的挑战，齐齐哈尔医学院生理学教学团队构建了基于"小规模限制性在线课程（small private online course，SPOC）+同步直播"的混合式教学，开展线上教学。经过团队成员的共同努力，开展线上教学4周以来教学秩序稳定，教学效果良好。本文以236名2019级护理本科生生理学教学为例，介绍了疫情形势下线上教学的教学设计、实施措施、教学效果以及教学反思，为进一步推进疫情防控期间医学高等院校线上教学工作提供实践经验。     

Genetic Characterization of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N8) Virus from Domestic Ducks,England, November 2014

Genetic sequences of a highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N8) virus in England have high homology to those detected in mainland Europe and Asia during 2014. Genetic characterization suggests this virus is an avian-adapted virus without specific affinity for zoonoses. Spatio-temporal detections of H5N8 imply a role for wild birds in virus spread.     

蒙脱石散联合双歧杆菌乳杆菌三联活菌片治疗小儿急性腹泻的临床分析

目的探讨蒙脱石散联合双歧杆菌乳杆菌三联活菌片治疗小儿急性腹泻的临床疗效。方法选取我院自2013年2月~2014年2月接收的80例小儿急性腹泻患儿,随机分为观察组和对照组,每组40例,对照组行单纯蒙脱石散治疗,观察组则行蒙脱石散联合双歧杆菌乳杆菌三联活菌片治疗,比较两组患儿的临床疗效。结果 两组患儿治疗总有效率、退热时间、呕吐消失时间、腹痛消失时间、大便正常时间等比较均有显著性差异(P0.05)。结论 给予急性腹泻患儿蒙脱石散联合双歧杆菌乳杆菌三联活菌片治疗可有效的提高治疗效果,改善患儿临床症状。     

Understanding Pig and Poultry Trade Networks and Farming Practices Within the Pacific Islands as a Basis for Surveillance

Pacific Island countries have large pig and poultry populations. Yet little is known about patterns of contact between animals and how this influences disease spread in these islands. The objectives of this study were to examine farmer practices and the movements of pig and poultry within the Pacific Islands using questionnaires and social network analysis (SNA) tools to understand disease spread in the region. Questionnaire‐based surveys were conducted in Fiji, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Solomon Islands and Vanuatu with interviews of 310 pig farmers and 491 poultry farmers. Pacific Island farmers were found to have few animals (median = 7 pigs/farm, IQR 4–12), (median = 50 chicken/farm, IQR 23–52), (median = 10 ducks/farm, IQR 4–25), (median = 12 Muscovy ducks/farm, IQR 7–28) and a diversified number of species. A large proportion of farmers (44.6–61.3%) do not implement any preventive or control measures, yet the majority (80.6–88%) did not experience any animal diseases over the past 12 months. Most farmers never ask for veterinary care, never engage in laboratory testing and do not report when their animals show clinical signs. Many pig farmers (31.8%) trade within their communities only and sell (24.5%) directly to consumers which reduces the risk of diseases spreading. Our results show an association between farmers that report having had disease on their farm in the past 12 months and movements of animals on and off their farms. The capitals of the studied provinces in PNG, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands were identified as the most connected nodes of both pig and poultry trade, while Fiji networks appeared much less connected. Our study found that farmer practices increased the risk of disease spread, but this was currently limited by trading practices. The SNA results serve as a basis for more targeted disease surveillance and better use of available resources for disease prevention and control.     

2007年达州市麻疹疫苗强化免疫对麻疹流行的影响

目的评价达州市麻疹减毒活疫苗强化免疫活动对麻疹发病的影响与效果,为消除麻疹提供策略措施依据。方法2007-09对全市所有8月龄～14岁儿童在1周内集中完成MV接种1剂,3年后利用2007年MV SIAs接种资料和免疫前后麻疹发病疫情资料,应用描述流行病学方法分析麻疹发病特征并评价控制麻疹效果。结果麻疹减毒活疫苗应种儿童1 179 782人,实种儿童1 163 999人,接种率为98.66%。2007-10起麻疹发病率迅速大幅度下降,2008-2010年分别降低为0.56/10万、0.23/10万和0.54/10万,比2007年（10.41/10万）下降了94.60%以上;目标人群各年龄队列发病率2008年下降80.87%～100%且2009年继续下降,〈8月龄和〉14岁的非目标人群同时下降95.12%和86.28%～100%;削平了03/07月的发病季节高峰,分别削平和削弱了4～9岁和0～3岁的发病年龄峰值,但低水平上0～3岁发病率仍相对较高于其他年龄人群,应给予重视。结论实施8月龄～14岁儿童麻疹减毒活疫苗能快速建立整体人群免疫屏障,大幅度减少全人群麻疹发病,是消除麻疹的重要策略,麻疹减毒活疫苗3～4年内继续开展8月龄～4岁儿童后续强化免疫活动,有助于消除麻疹目标按时实现。     

Influenza surveillance on ‘foie gras’ duck farms in Bulgaria, 2008–2012

Objectives

Ducks can shed and spread influenza A viruses (IAVs) while showing no disease signs. Our objective was to clarify the role of ‘foie gras’ ducks in the circulation of IAVs in Bulgaria.

Methods

Monthly avian influenza surveillance was conducted on 63 ‘foie gras’ duck farms, 52 of which were surveyed throughout the study between November 2008 and April 2012. Virologic and serologic samples were collected and tested. During this time, wild bird samples were collected at major wild bird‐resting areas near the Black Sea coast and Danube River.

Results

The study showed high isolation frequency of low‐pathogenicity avian influenza viruses. In the raising population (<75 days old), subtypes H3, H4, and H6 were detected monthly and H5 LPAIV, sporadically. Different subtypes (H1, H10, H11) were isolated from the fattening premises (75‐ to 100‐day‐old ducks), suggesting different routes of introduction. Only 6 of the 52 farms that were surveyed both virologically and serologically were influenza‐free throughout the study, possibly due to higher biosecurity measures implemented. No evidence of direct transmission of IAV from wild birds was found. Wild bird surveillance showed low isolation frequency of IAV. IAV prevalence of 0·55% for migratory ducks and 0·53% for migratory geese was estimated in November–December 2011 and January–February 2012, respectively, at two ornithologically important locations near the Black Sea coast.

Conclusions

The ‘foie gras’ duck farms in Bulgaria are an optimal niche where Eurasian‐like IAVs are maintained and reassorted unapparent to farmers and veterinarians.     

Safety of Russian-backbone seasonal trivalent,live-attenuated influenza vaccine in a phase II randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial among children in urban Bangladesh

IntroductionLive-attenuated influenza vaccines (LAIVs) have the potential to be affordable, effective, and logistically feasible for immunization of children in low-resource settings.Material and methodsWe conducted a phase II, randomized, double-blind, parallel group, placebo-controlled trial on the safety of the Russian-backbone, seasonal trivalent LAIV among children aged 24 through 59 months in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2012. After vaccination, we monitored participants for six months with weekly home visits and study clinic surveillance for solicited and unsolicited adverse events, protocol-defined wheezing illness (PDWI), and serious adverse events (SAEs), including all cause hospitalizations.ResultsThree hundred children were randomized and administered LAIV (n = 150) or placebo (n = 150). No immediate post-vaccination reactions occurred in either group. Solicited reactions were similar between vaccine and placebo groups during the first 7 days post-vaccination and throughout the entire trial. There were no statistically significant differences in participants experiencing PDWI between LAIV and placebo groups throughout the trial (n = 13 vs. n = 16, p = 0.697). Of 131 children with a history of medical treatment or hospitalization for asthma or wheezing at study entry, 65 received LAIV and 66 received placebo. Among this subset, there was no statistical difference in PDWI occurring throughout the trial between the LAIV or placebo groups (7.7% vs. 19.7%, p = 0.074). While there were no related SAEs, LAIV recipients had six unrelated SAEs and placebo recipients had none. These SAEs included three due to traumatic injury and bone fracture, and one each due to accidental overdose of paracetamol, abdominal pain, and acute gastroenteritis. None of the participants with SAEs had laboratory-confirmed influenza, wheezing illness, or other signs of acute respiratory illness at the time of their events.ConclusionsIn this randomized, controlled trial among 300 children aged 24 through 59 months in urban Bangladesh, Russian-backbone LAIV was safe and well tolerated. Further evaluation of LAIV safety and efficacy in a larger cohort is warranted.     

Developing whole mycobacteria cell vaccines for tuberculosis: Workshop proceedings,Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology,Berlin, Germany,July 9, 2014

On July 9, 2014, Aeras and the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology convened a workshop entitled “Whole Mycobacteria Cell Vaccines for Tuberculosis” at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology on the grounds of the Charité Hospital in Berlin, Germany, close to the laboratory where, in 1882, Robert Koch first identified Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) as the pathogen responsible for tuberculosis (TB). The purpose of the meeting was to discuss progress in the development of TB vaccines based on whole mycobacteria cells. Live whole cell TB vaccines discussed at this meeting were derived from Mtb itself, from Bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG), the only licensed vaccine against TB, which was genetically modified to reduce pathogenicity and increase immunogenicity, or from commensal non-tuberculous mycobacteria. Inactivated whole cell TB and non-tuberculous mycobacterial vaccines, intended as immunotherapy or as safer immunization alternatives for HIV+ individuals, also were discussed. Workshop participants agreed that TB vaccine development is significantly hampered by imperfect animal models, unknown immune correlates of protection and the absence of a human challenge model. Although a more effective TB vaccine is needed to replace or enhance the limited effectiveness of BCG in all age groups, members of the workshop concurred that an effective vaccine would have the greatest impact on TB control when administered to adolescents and adults, and that use of whole mycobacteria cells as TB vaccine candidates merits greater support, particularly given the limited understanding of the specific Mtb antigens necessary to generate an immune response capable of preventing Mtb infection and/or disease.     

Influenza A(H5N8) Virus Similar to Strain in Korea Causing Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Germany

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N8) virus, like the recently described H5N8 strain from Korea, was detected in November 2014 in farmed turkeys and in a healthy common teal (Anas crecca) in northeastern Germany. Infected wild birds possibly introduced this virus.     

Novel Reassortant Influenza A(H5N8) Viruses among Inoculated Domestic and Wild Ducks,South Korea, 2014

An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, caused by a novel reassortant influenza A (H5N8) virus, occurred among poultry and wild birds in South Korea in 2014. The aim of this study was to evaluate the pathogenesis in and mode of transmission of this virus among domestic and wild ducks. Three of the viruses had similar pathogenicity among infected domestic ducks: the H5N8 viruses were moderately pathogenic (0%–20% mortality rate); in wild mallard ducks, the H5N8 and H5N1 viruses did not cause severe illness or death; viral replication and shedding were greater in H5N8-infected mallards than in H5N1-infected mallards. Identification of H5N8 viruses in birds exposed to infected domestic ducks and mallards indicated that the viruses could spread by contact. We propose active surveillance to support prevention of the spread of this virus among wild birds and poultry, especially domestic ducks.