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The pathogenesis of influenza virus infections: the contributions of virus and host factors

Satoshi Fukuyama, +1 more
- 01 Aug 2011 - 
- Vol. 23, Iss: 4, pp 481-486
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This work reviews the contributions of both virus and host factors to the pathogenesis of these viral infections and identifies several virulence factors in these virus strains.
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This article is published in Current Opinion in Immunology.The article was published on 2011-08-01 and is currently open access. It has received 261 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 & H5N1 genetic structure.

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Prediction and prevention of the next pandemic zoonosis

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Epidemiology and Immune Pathogenesis of Viral Sepsis.

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