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Internal gene segments from a mouse-adapted influenza B virus confer increased pathogenicity to mice.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2026
Matthys Arne, Amelinck Laura, Smet Anouk, Ysenbaert Tine, Vogel Thorsten U, Saelens Xavier, Portela Catani João Paulo
Abstract excerpt
Influenza B viruses (IBVs) contribute significantly to the annual influenza epidemics in human. Most IBV strains are non- or poorly pathogenic in mice, which are frequently used for vaccine studies. We describe the generation of a mouse-adapted IBV strain that retains pathogenicity in mice when carrying hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) gene segments from a heterologous IBV strain. Serial passage of an...
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