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Virus-specific factors associated with zoonotic and pandemic potential.
Influenza and other respiratory viruses - 1 Sept 2013
Romero-Tejeda Aurora, Capua Ilaria
Abstract excerpt
Influenza A is a highly contagious respiratory virus in constant evolution and represents a threat to both veterinary and human public health. IA viruses (IAVs) originate in avian reservoirs but may adapt to humans, either directly or through the spillover to another mammalian species, to the point of becoming pandemic. IAVs must successfully be able to (i) transmit from animal to human, (ii) interact with host...
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