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Aug 2026
Influenza A virus H5N1 genotypes B3.13 and D1.1 show temperature-dependent restriction of replication in primary human respiratory epithelial cell cultures derived from the upper and lower respiratory tract
Temperature and not host species may be the primary barrier preventing H5N1 infection in humans, and data suggest that genotype B3.13 and D1.1 may be the primary barrier preventing H5N1 infection in humans.
Anne P. Werner, J. Sachithanandham, E. Akin et al.
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