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Review
. 2021 Mar 1;11(3):a038729.
doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a038729.

Immunity to Influenza Infection in Humans

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Immunity to Influenza Infection in Humans

David J Topham et al. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. .

Abstract

This review discusses the human immune responses to influenza infection with some insights from studies using animal models, such as experimental infection of mice. Recent technological advances in the study of human immune responses have greatly added to our knowledge of the infection and immune responses, and therefore much of the focus is on recent studies that have moved the field forward. We consider the complexity of the adaptive response generated by many sequential encounters through infection and vaccination.

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