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Introducing a framework for within-host dynamics and mutations modelling of H5N1 influenza infection in humans.
Journal of the Royal Society, Interface - 1 Jul 2025
Higgins Daniel, Looker Joshua, Sunnucks Robert, Carruthers Jonathan, Finnie Thomas, Keeling Matt J, Hill Edward M
Abstract excerpt
Avian influenza A(H5N1) poses a public health risk due to its pandemic potential should the virus mutate to become human-to-human transmissible. To date, reported influenza A(H5N1) human cases have typically occurred in the lower respiratory tract with a high case fatality rate. There is prior evidence of some influenza A(H5N1) strains being a small number of amino acid mutations away from achieving droplet...
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