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European H16N3 Gull Influenza Virus Attaches to the Human Respiratory Tract and Eye

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: We explored the attachment of an H16N3 influenza virus to human, mallard, and gull tissues using virus histochemistry applied to tissue microarrays and employing human and mallard viruses as references. Of the viruses tested, the H16N3 gull virus most readily attached to the human respiratory tract and eye. These results underscore the need to assess the potential for gull influenza viruses to replicate in human tissues and further investigate the role of gulls in influenza virus ecology.

Source: PLoS ONE

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060757

Authors: Cecilia Lindskog, Patrik Ellström, Björn Olsen, Fredrik Pontén, Debby van Riel, Vincent J. Munster, Daniel González-Acuña, Thijs Kuiken, Elsa Jourdain

Institutions: Uppsala University, Science for Life Laboratory, Erasmus MC, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Concepción, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique

Language: English

Topic: Influenza Virus Research Studies

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,382

Funders: Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas, Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse, Vetenskapsrådet, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NHLBI Division of Intramural Research

Awards: G499816557, G5552878022

OpenAlex ID: W2149675693

FWCI: 0.648

Cites: 29

Cited by: 18

Related to: 10