Cross-immunity Against Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus in the Healthy Population Is Affected by Antigenicity-Dependent Substitutions

Conclusions. The impact of antigenicity-dependent substitutions on cross-reactivity of T-cell immunity against the novel influenza virus A(H7N9) in the healthy population benefits the understanding of immune evasion of influenza viruses and provides a useful reference for universal vaccine development.

Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases - December 4, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Liu, W. J., Tan, S., Zhao, M., Quan, C., Bi, Y., Wu, Y., Zhang, S., Zhang, H., Xiao, H., Qi, J., Yan, J., Liu, W., Yu, H., Shu, Y., Wu, G., Gao, G. F. Tags: VIRUSES Source Type: research