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Human antibodies reveal a protective epitope that is highly conserved among human and nonhuman influenza A viruses
1 Jul 2010
Abstract excerpt
Influenza remains a serious public health threat throughout the world. Vaccines and antivirals are available that can provide protection from infection. However, new viral strains emerge continuously because of the plasticity of the influenza genome, which necessitates annual reformulation of vaccine antigens, and resistance to antivirals can appear rapidly and become entrenched in circulating virus populations....
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