Modelling the Innate Immune Response against Avian Influenza Virus in Chicken.

At present there is limited understanding of the host immune response to (low pathogenic) avian influenza virus infections in poultry. Here we develop a mathematical model for the innate immune response to avian influenza virus in chicken lung, describing the dynamics of viral load, interferon-α, -β...

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Main Authors: T J Hagenaars, E A J Fischer, C A Jansen, J M J Rebel, D Spekreijse, L Vervelde, J A Backer, M C M de Jong, A P Koets
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4915690?pdf=render