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SUBMITTER: Amanat F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6455122 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Amanat Fatima F Meade Philip P Strohmeier Shirin S Krammer Florian F
Emerging microbes & infections 20190101 1
Influenza viruses of the H4 subtype are widespread in wild birds, circulate in domestic poultry, readily infect mammals, and tolerate the insertion of a polybasic cleavage site. In addition, serological evidence suggests that humans working with poultry are exposed to these viruses. While H4 viruses are not of immediate pandemic concern, there is a lack of knowledge regarding their antigenicity. In order to study viruses of the H4 subtype, we generated and characterized a panel of antibodies tha ...[more]