Host Range Restriction and Pathogenicity in the Context of Influenza Pandemic
Influenza A viruses cause pandemics at random intervals. Pandemics are caused by viruses that contain a hemagglutinin (HA) surface glycoprotein to which human populations are immunologically naive. Such an HA can be introduced into the human population through reassortment between human and avian vi...
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Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2006-06-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/6/05-1336_article |