Obesity-Related Microenvironment Promotes Emergence of Virulent Influenza Virus Strains

Obesity-Related Microenvironment Promotes Emergence of Virulent Influenza Virus Strains

ABSTRACT Obesity is associated with increased disease severity, elevated viral titers in exhaled breath, and significantly prolonged viral shed during influenza A virus infection. Due to the mutable nature of RNA viruses, we questioned whether obesity could also influence influenza virus population...

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Main Authors: Rebekah Honce, Erik A. Karlsson, Nicholas Wohlgemuth, Leonardo D. Estrada, Victoria A. Meliopoulos, Jiangwei Yao, Stacey Schultz-Cherry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-04-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
NHBE
influenza
interferons
obesity
viral evolution
virulence
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.03341-19

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.03341-19

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