Open AccessA(H1N1)pdm09 Influenza Viruses Replicating in Ferret Upper or Lower Respiratory Tract Differed in Onward Transmission Potential by Air
Author(s) -
Chenyi Xie,
Wen Su,
Sin Fun Sia,
Ka-Tim Choy,
Steven Morrell,
Jie Zhou,
Malik Peiris,
Jesse D Bloom,
HuiLing Yen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases (online. university of chicago press)/the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jiab286
Subject(s) - respiratory tract , biology , respiratory system , transmission (telecommunications) , virology , airborne transmission , influenza a virus , virus , respiratory tract infections , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , covid-19 , medicine , pathology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , anatomy , electrical engineering , engineering
A(H1N1)pdm09 influenza viruses replicate efficiently in respiratory epithelia and are transmitted via respiratory droplets and aerosols expelled by infected hosts. The relative onward transmission potential of influenza viruses replicating in the upper and lower respiratory epithelial cells has not been fully defined.