Highly differentiated, resting gn-specific memory CD8+ T cells persist years after infection by andes hantavirus.
In man, infection with South American Andes virus (ANDV) causes hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS). HCPS due to ANDV is endemic in Southern Chile and much of Argentina and increasing numbers of cases are reported all over South America. A case-fatality rate of about 36% together with the abs...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-02-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2824805?pdf=render |