IFN-λ: A new spotlight in innate immunity against influenza virus infection

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Influenza virus is a long-lasting and severe threat to human health. Seasonal flu epidemics, which are caused by the co-circulating influenza A viruses (IAVs) and influenza B viruses (IBVs), occur annually and lead to tens of millions of respiratory illnesses and up to half a million human deaths worldwide each year (Ginsberg et al., 2009). Influenza pandemics are more devastating. The 2009 swine-originated H1N1...

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