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Cross-reactive CD8 <sup>+</sup> T-cell immunity between the pandemic H1N1-2009 and H1N1-1918 influenza A viruses
28 Jun 2010
Abstract excerpt
Preexisting T-cell immunity directed at conserved viral regions promotes enhanced recovery from influenza virus infections, with there being some evidence of cross-protection directed at variable peptides. Strikingly, many of the immunogenic peptides derived from the current pandemic A(H1N1)-2009 influenza virus are representative of the catastrophic 1918 "Spanish flu" rather than more recent "seasonal" strains....
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