Transmission of Influenza A virus (IMAGE)

Duke-NUS Medical School

Transmission of Influenza A virus

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Influenza A boasts a wide range of natural hosts, with different strains established in different species. This wide network gives it an extra evolutionary advantage, turning it into a perennial threat to human and animal health

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Credit: Adapted by Yvonne Su from Figure 2, originally published by her and her team in: Joseph U, et al in “The ecology and adaptive evolution of influenza A interspecies transmission” Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 2017; 11: 74–84. DOI: 10.1111/irv.12412

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Credit: Adapted by Yvonne Su

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