Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus infection in chickens but not ducks is associated with elevated host immune and pro-inflammatory responses
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 viruses cause severe infection in chickens at near complete mortality, but corresponding infection in ducks is typically mild or asymptomatic. To understand the underlying molecular differences in host response, primary chicken and duck lung cells, infec...
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Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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Online Access: | http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43993/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43993/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43993/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43993/1/document%20%282014%29.pdf |