Influenza virus respiratory infection and transmission following ocular inoculation in ferrets.

While influenza viruses are a common respiratory pathogen, sporadic reports of conjunctivitis following human infection demonstrates the ability of this virus to cause disease outside of the respiratory tract. The ocular surface represents both a potential site of virus replication and a portal of e...

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Main Authors: Jessica A Belser, Kortney M Gustin, Taronna R Maines, Mary J Pantin-Jackwood, Jacqueline M Katz, Terrence M Tumpey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3291616?pdf=render