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Induction of Mx and PKR Failed to Protect Chickens from H5N1 Infection
1 Dec 2009
Abstract excerpt
We are currently facing a global threat caused by a highly pathogenic avian H5N1 influenza virus (hpH5N1). Death occurs in 48 h in infected chickens, suggesting that they fail to eliminate the virus. Little is known about the immune response in chickens after hpH5N1 infection, or how the virus is evolving to modify and evade host protective responses. Therefore, to better understand the chicken immune response...
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