Influenza A Virus Entry: Implications in Virulence and Future Therapeutics

Influenza A viruses have broad host tropism, being able to infect a range of hosts from wild fowl to swine to humans. This broad tropism makes highly pathogenic influenza A strains, such as H5N1, potentially dangerous to humans if they gain the ability to jump from an animal reservoir to humans. How...

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Main Authors: Emily Rumschlag-Booms, Lijun Rong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Advances in Virology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/121924
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