Fatal Influenza B Infections: Time to Reexamine Influenza Research Priorities

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(See the article by Paddock et al, on pages 895–905.) Influenza A viruses (IAVs) are zoonotic pathogens that sometimes establish long-term lineages in humans and other mammalian hosts. New introductions of influenza genes or whole viruses from animal reservoirs can result in viruses with an exceptionally virulent phenotype. After a period of adaptation and development of population immunity, however, the...

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