Ducks induce rapid and robust antibody responses than chickens at early time after intravenous infection with H9N2 avian influenza virus

Abstract Background Compared with chickens, ducks are normally resistant to avian influenza virus without clinical signs while they habor almost all subtypes of influenza A viruses. To date, however the mechanism for duck anti-influenza has not been completely understood. The H9N2 avian influenza vi...

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Main Authors: Jianmei Yang, Hongrui Cui, Qiaoyang Teng, Wenjun Ma, Xuesong Li, Binbin Wang, Dawei Yan, Hongjun Chen, Qinfang Liu, Zejun Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Virology Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12985-019-1150-8