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Comment
. 2013 Oct;183(4):1125-1127.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2013.06.020. Epub 2013 Aug 1.

Why does pandemic influenza virus kill?

Kevan L Hartshorn  1
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Why does pandemic influenza virus kill?

Kevan L Hartshorn. Am J Pathol. 2013 Oct.

Abstract

This Commentary highlights the article by Gao et al, which showed protracted viral replication and correlated viral load with illness duration and proinflammatory cytokine levels in lung tissue samples from 2009 H1N1 victims.

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