Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza virus induces weaker host immune responses <it>in vitro</it>: a possible mechanism of high transmissibility

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The world has recently overcome the first influenza pandemic of the 21st century caused by a novel H1N1 virus (pH1N1) which is a triple reassortant comprising genes derived from avian, human, and swine influenza viruses and antigenic...

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Main Authors: Pawar Shailesh D, Mishra Akhilesh C, Vipat Veena C, Mukherjee Sanjay, Chakrabarti Alok K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-03-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/8/1/140