Novel avian influenza A (H7N9) virus induces impaired interferon responses in human dendritic cells.

In March 2013 a new avian influenza A(H7N9) virus emerged in China and infected humans with a case fatality rate of over 30%. Like the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus, H7N9 virus is causing severe respiratory distress syndrome in most patients. Based on genetic analysis this avian influenza A virus sho...

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Main Authors: Veera Arilahti, Sanna M Mäkelä, Janne Tynell, Ilkka Julkunen, Pamela Österlund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4012951?pdf=render