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Influenza vaccines generated by reverse genetics.
Current topics in microbiology and immunology - 1 Jan 2004
Subbarao K, Katz J M
Abstract excerpt
Influenza viruses cause annual epidemics and occasional pandemics of acute respiratory disease. Vaccination is the primary means to prevent and control the disease. However, influenza viruses undergo continual antigenic variation, which requires the annual reformulation of trivalent influenza vaccines, making influenza unique among pathogens for which vaccines have been developed. The segmented nature of the...
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