Cellular and humoral cross-immunity against two H3N2v influenza strains in presumably unexposed healthy and HIV-infected subjects.

Human cases of infection due to a novel swine-origin variant of influenza A virus subtype H3N2 (H3N2v) have recently been identified in the United States. Pre-existing humoral and cellular immunity has been recognized as one of the key factors in limiting the infection burden of an emerging influenz...

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Main Authors: Chiara Agrati, Concetta Castilletti, Eleonora Cimini, Daniele Lapa, Serena Quartu, Claudia Caglioti, Simone Lanini, Giovanni Cattoli, Federico Martini, Giuseppe Ippolito, Maria R Capobianchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/25162670/?tool=EBI