David M Morens

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Affiliation: National Institutes of Health
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Characterizing a "new" disease: epizootic and epidemic anthrax, 1769-1780
    David M Morens
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 6603, USA
    Am J Public Health 93:886-93. 2003
  2. ncbi Dengue and hemorrhagic fever: a potential threat to public health in the United States
    David M Morens
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
    JAMA 299:214-6. 2008
  3. ncbi Cross-species virus transmission and the emergence of new epidemic diseases
    Colin R Parrish
    Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
    Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 72:457-70. 2008
  4. ncbi Predominant role of bacterial pneumonia as a cause of death in pandemic influenza: implications for pandemic influenza preparedness
    David M Morens
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
    J Infect Dis 198:962-70. 2008
  5. ncbi The 1918 influenza pandemic: lessons for 2009 and the future
    David M Morens
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
    Crit Care Med 38:e10-20. 2010
  6. ncbi Discovery and characterization of the 1918 pandemic influenza virus in historical context
    Jeffery K Taubenberger
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
    Antivir Ther 12:581-91. 2007
  7. ncbi Influenza: the once and future pandemic
    Jeffery K Taubenberger
    Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 33 North Dr, Rm 3E19A 2, MSC 3203, Bethesda, MD 20892 3203, USA
    Public Health Rep 125:16-26. 2010
  8. ncbi Autopsy series of 68 cases dying before and during the 1918 influenza pandemic peak
    Zong Mei Sheng
    Viral Pathogenesis and Evolution Section, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 108:16416-21. 2011
  9. ncbi Historical thoughts on influenza viral ecosystems, or behold a pale horse, dead dogs, failing fowl, and sick swine
    David M Morens
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Influenza Other Respi Viruses 4:327-37. 2010
  10. ncbi The next influenza pandemic: can it be predicted?
    Jeffery K Taubenberger
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 2520, USA
    JAMA 297:2025-7. 2007

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Publications33

  1. ncbi Characterizing a "new" disease: epizootic and epidemic anthrax, 1769-1780
    David M Morens
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 6603, USA
    Am J Public Health 93:886-93. 2003
    ..If such processes have operated over 2 or more centuries, studying them may yield clues about desirable interactions between epidemiology/public health and experimental science in the characterization of new diseases...
  2. ncbi Dengue and hemorrhagic fever: a potential threat to public health in the United States
    David M Morens
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
    JAMA 299:214-6. 2008
  3. ncbi Cross-species virus transmission and the emergence of new epidemic diseases
    Colin R Parrish
    Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
    Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 72:457-70. 2008
    ....
  4. ncbi Predominant role of bacterial pneumonia as a cause of death in pandemic influenza: implications for pandemic influenza preparedness
    David M Morens
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
    J Infect Dis 198:962-70. 2008
    ..Despite the availability of published data on 4 pandemics that have occurred over the past 120 years, there is little modern information on the causes of death associated with influenza pandemics...
  5. ncbi The 1918 influenza pandemic: lessons for 2009 and the future
    David M Morens
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
    Crit Care Med 38:e10-20. 2010
    ..Thus, we must remain vigilant and use the knowledge we have gained from 1918 and other influenza pandemics to direct targeted research and pandemic influenza preparedness planning, emphasizing prevention, containment, and treatment...
  6. ncbi Discovery and characterization of the 1918 pandemic influenza virus in historical context
    Jeffery K Taubenberger
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
    Antivir Ther 12:581-91. 2007
    ....
  7. ncbi Influenza: the once and future pandemic
    Jeffery K Taubenberger
    Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 33 North Dr, Rm 3E19A 2, MSC 3203, Bethesda, MD 20892 3203, USA
    Public Health Rep 125:16-26. 2010
    ..Influenza pandemics have been reported for at least 500 years, with inter-pandemic intervals averaging approximately 40 years...
  8. ncbi Autopsy series of 68 cases dying before and during the 1918 influenza pandemic peak
    Zong Mei Sheng
    Viral Pathogenesis and Evolution Section, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 108:16416-21. 2011
    ..These findings have important implications for understanding the origins and evolution of pandemic influenza viruses...
  9. ncbi Historical thoughts on influenza viral ecosystems, or behold a pale horse, dead dogs, failing fowl, and sick swine
    David M Morens
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Influenza Other Respi Viruses 4:327-37. 2010
    ..To understand human influenza in a historical context of viral circulation in avian species, mammals, and in the environment...
  10. ncbi The next influenza pandemic: can it be predicted?
    Jeffery K Taubenberger
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 2520, USA
    JAMA 297:2025-7. 2007
  11. ncbi An avian outbreak associated with panzootic equine influenza in 1872: an early example of highly pathogenic avian influenza?
    David M Morens
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Influenza Other Respi Viruses 4:373-7. 2010
    ..To our knowledge the scientific literature contains no mention of the nationwide 1872 poultry outbreak...
  12. ncbi Emerging infections: a perpetual challenge
    David M Morens
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Lancet Infect Dis 8:710-9. 2008
    ..Fundamental determinants, typically acting in concert, seem to underlie their emergence, and infections such as these are likely to continue to remain challenges to human survival...
  13. ncbi Prior infection with classical swine H1N1 influenza viruses is associated with protective immunity to the 2009 pandemic H1N1 virus
    John C Kash
    Viral Pathogenesis and Evolution Section, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD 20892 3203, USA
    Influenza Other Respi Viruses 4:121-7. 2010
    ..Epidemiological evidence suggested that the current seasonal vaccine did not offer significant protection from the novel pandemic, and that people over the age of 50 were less susceptible to infection...
  14. ncbi Protection against a lethal H5N1 influenza challenge by intranasal immunization with virus-like particles containing 2009 pandemic H1N1 neuraminidase in mice
    Judith D Easterbrook
    Viral Pathogenesis and Evolution Section, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 3203, USA
    Virology 432:39-44. 2012
    ..Human influenza vaccines that elicit not only HA, but also NA immunity may provide enhanced protection against the emergence of seasonal and pandemic viruses...
  15. ncbi The role of radiology in influenza: novel H1N1 and lessons learned from the 1918 pandemic
    Daniel J Mollura
    Radiology and Imaging Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    J Am Coll Radiol 7:690-7. 2010
    ..The broad range of current imaging capabilities will make it possible to study influenza at the cellular level, in animal models, and in human clinical trials to elucidate the pathogenesis of severe illness and improve clinical outcomes...
  16. ncbi A hexavalent human rotavirus-bovine rotavirus (UK) reassortant vaccine designed for use in developing countries and delivered in a schedule with the potential to eliminate the risk of intussusception
    Albert Z Kapikian
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    J Infect Dis 192:S22-9. 2005
    ..e., ages 3-4 months through age 9 months). In this way, there may be the potential to eliminate or at least significantly decrease the risk of intussusception associated with rotavirus vaccination...
  17. ncbi Reappraisal of the association of intussusception with the licensed live rotavirus vaccine challenges initial conclusions
    Brian R Murphy
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
    J Infect Dis 187:1301-8. 2003
  18. ncbi At the deathbed of consumptive art
    David M Morens
    NIH, NIAID, Bethesda, MD 20892-7630, USA
    Emerg Infect Dis 8:1353-8. 2002
  19. ncbi Epidemic anthrax in the eighteenth century, the Americas
    David M Morens
    National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
    Emerg Infect Dis 8:1160-2. 2002
    ..Historical information may not only provide important clues about epidemic development but may also raise awareness about bioterrorism potential...
  20. ncbi Dengue research opportunities in the Americas
    Catherine A Laughlin
    Virology Branch, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 6603, USA
    J Infect Dis 206:1121-7. 2012
    ..Although dengue is a major global tropical pathogen, epidemiologic and disease control considerations in this article emphasize dengue in the Americas...
  21. ncbi Engineering H5N1 avian influenza viruses to study human adaptation
    David M Morens
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
    Nature 486:335-40. 2012
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  22. ncbi Pandemic influenza's 500th anniversary
    David M Morens
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 51:1442-4. 2010
    ..It seems likely that, in the foreseeable future, we may be able to greatly reduce the burden of influenza pandemics with improved vaccines and other scientific and public health approaches...
  23. ncbi The 1918 influenza pandemic: insights for the 21st century
    David M Morens
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    J Infect Dis 195:1018-28. 2007
    ....
  24. ncbi Pandemic and seasonal influenza: therapeutic challenges
    Matthew J Memoli
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Drug Discov Today 13:590-5. 2008
    ....
  25. ncbi The pathology of influenza virus infections
    Jeffery K Taubenberger
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Annu Rev Pathol 3:499-522. 2008
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  26. ncbi The wages of original antigenic sin
    David M Morens
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
    Emerg Infect Dis 16:1023-4. 2010
  27. ncbi The challenge of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases
    David M Morens
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-2520, USA
    Nature 430:242-9. 2004
    ..Studies of these emerging infections reveal the evolutionary properties of pathogenic microorganisms and the dynamic relationships between microorganisms, their hosts and the environment...
  28. ncbi Fatal 1918 pneumonia case complicated by erythrocyte sickling
    Zong Mei Sheng
    National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
    Emerg Infect Dis 16:2000-1. 2010
    ..The inheritance pattern of sickle cell anemia was determined in 1949; in 1957, Ingram identified the single amino acid change in hemoglobin S (4)...
  29. ncbi Influenza and the origins of The Philips Collection, Washington, DC
    David M Morens
    National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
    Emerg Infect Dis 12:78-80. 2006
  30. ncbi Influenza revisited
    Jeffery K Taubenberger
    Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rockville, Maryland, USA
    Emerg Infect Dis 12:1-2. 2006
  31. ncbi Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and the acquired and transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
    Christopher E Beisel
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-6603, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 38:697-704. 2004
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  32. ncbi 1918 Influenza: the mother of all pandemics
    Jeffery K Taubenberger
    Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rockville, Maryland 20850 3125, USA
    Emerg Infect Dis 12:15-22. 2006
    ..But, the viral genome alone is unlikely to provide answers to some critical questions. Understanding the 1918 pandemic and its implications for future pandemics requires careful experimentation and in-depth historical analysis...
  33. ncbi Ecological studies, rotavirus vaccination, and intussusception
    Lone Simonsen
    Lancet 359:1066-7; author reply 1066. 2002