Influenza virus and endothelial cells: a species specific relationship

Influenza A virus infection is an important cause of respiratory disease in humans. The original reservoirs of influenza A virus are wild waterfowl and shorebirds, where virus infection causes limited, if any, disease. Both in humans and in wild waterbirds, epithelial cells are the main target of in...

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Main Authors: Kirsty Renfree Short, Edwin eVeldhuis Kroeze, Leslie A Reperant, Mathilde eRichard, Thijs eKuiken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00653/full