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SUBMITTER: Mtambo SE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7916051 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mtambo Sphamadla E SE Amoako Daniel G DG Somboro Anou M AM Agoni Clement C Lawal Monsurat M MM Gumede Nelisiwe S NS Khan Rene B RB Kumalo Hezekiel M HM
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20210207 4
As a member of the <i>Orthomyxoviridae</i> family of viruses, influenza viruses (IVs) are known causative agents of respiratory infection in vertebrates. They remain a major global threat responsible for the most virulent diseases and global pandemics in humans. The virulence of IVs and the consequential high morbidity and mortality of IV infections are primarily attributed to the high mutation rates in the IVs' genome coupled with the numerous genomic segments, which give rise to antiviral resi ...[more]