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Editorial
. 2020 Mar 17;9(3):220.
doi: 10.3390/pathogens9030220.

Influenza Virus and Vaccination

Aitor Nogales  1 , Marta L DeDiego  2
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Editorial

Influenza Virus and Vaccination

Aitor Nogales et al. Pathogens. .

Abstract

Influenza virus infections represent a serious public health problem causing contagious respiratory disease and substantial morbidity and mortality in humans, resulting in a considerable economic burden worldwide. Notably, the number of deaths due to influenza exceeds that of any other known pathogen. Moreover, influenza infections can differ in their intensity, from mild respiratory disease to pneumonia, which can lead to death. Articles in this Special Issue have addressed different aspects of influenza in human health, and the advances in influenza research leading to the development of better therapeutics and vaccination strategies, with a special focus on the study of factors associated with innate or adaptive immune responses to influenza vaccination and/or infection.

Keywords: Influenza virus; adaptive immunity; immune response; influenza vaccine; innate immunity; pandemic; universal vaccines; vaccination.

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