Influenza A viruses are transmitted via the air from the nasal respiratory epithelium of ferrets

Here, the authors perform simultaneous inoculation of genetically tagged influenza A virus in ferrets and show that airborne transmissible viruses are preferentially transmitted from the upper respiratory tract, which correlates with high replication ability in the ferret and human nasal respiratory...

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Main Authors: Mathilde Richard, Judith M. A. van den Brand, Theo M. Bestebroer, Pascal Lexmond, Dennis de Meulder, Ron A. M. Fouchier, Anice C. Lowen, Sander Herfst
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/47c44d337adf4d2ab06ba806b8d15082
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