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NATURE IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 7, Issue 5, Pages 449-455Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/ni1343
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- NIAID NIH HHS [AI95357, AI065097, AI29579] Funding Source: Medline
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The continued westward dissemination of H5N1 influenza A viruses in avian populations and the nearly 50% mortality rate of humans infected with H5N1 are a source of great international concern. A mutant H5N1 virus with the capability to spread rapidly between humans could cause a global catastrophe. Governments have reacted by developing national response plans, stockpiling antiviral drugs and speeding up the development and approval of vaccines. Here we summarize what is known about the interaction between influenza A viruses and the mammalian host response, specifically emphasizing issues that might be of interest to the broader immunology community.
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