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Decoding bat immunity: the need for a coordinated research approach

Understanding antiviral immune responses in bats, which are reservoirs for many emerging viruses, could aid the response to future epidemics. Here, we discuss five key areas in which greater consensus among the bat research community is necessary to drive breakthroughs in the field.

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Autores principales: Wang, Lin-Fa, Gamage, Akshamal M., Chan, Wharton O. Y., Hiller, Michael, Teeling, Emma C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7919622/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33649605
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41577-021-00523-0
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spelling pubmed-79196222021-03-02 Decoding bat immunity: the need for a coordinated research approach Wang, Lin-Fa Gamage, Akshamal M. Chan, Wharton O. Y. Hiller, Michael Teeling, Emma C. Nat Rev Immunol Comment Understanding antiviral immune responses in bats, which are reservoirs for many emerging viruses, could aid the response to future epidemics. Here, we discuss five key areas in which greater consensus among the bat research community is necessary to drive breakthroughs in the field. Nature Publishing Group UK 2021-03-01 2021 /pmc/articles/PMC7919622/ /pubmed/33649605 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41577-021-00523-0 Text en © Springer Nature Limited 2021 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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