Characterising viable virus from air exhaled by H1N1 influenza-infected ferrets reveals the importance of haemagglutinin stability for airborne infectivity.

The transmissibility and pandemic potential of influenza viruses depends on their ability to efficiently replicate and be released from an infected host, retain viability as they pass through the environment, and then initiate infection in the next host. There is a significant gap in knowledge about...

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Main Authors: Anika Singanayagam, Jie Zhou, Ruth A Elderfield, Rebecca Frise, Jonathan Ashcroft, Monica Galiano, Shahjahan Miah, Laura Nicolaou, Wendy S Barclay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-02-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008362