Mutations in H5N1 influenza virus hemagglutinin that confer binding to human tracheal airway epithelium.

The emergence in 2009 of a swine-origin H1N1 influenza virus as the first pandemic of the 21st Century is a timely reminder of the international public health impact of influenza viruses, even those associated with mild disease. The widespread distribution of highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza virus i...

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Main Authors: Guadalupe Ayora-Talavera, Holly Shelton, Margaret A Scull, Junyuan Ren, Ian M Jones, Raymond J Pickles, Wendy S Barclay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2775162?pdf=render