Publications by authors named "Dalit T Frank"
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- * Researchers studied the immune response in these bats by infecting them with a bat-derived influenza A virus (H18N11), discovering that the infection triggered immune activity and affected multiple types of immune cells.
- * The study found that human immune cells, particularly macrophages, could also be infected by H18N11, emphasizing the potential risks of zoonotic transmission from bats to humans.
Unlabelled: Error-prone replication of RNA viruses generates the genetic diversity required for adaptation within rapidly changing environments. Thus, arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) populations exist in nature as mutant swarms that are maintained between arthropods and vertebrates. Previous studies have demonstrated that West Nile virus (WNV) population dynamics are host dependent: In American crows, which experience extremely high viremia, purifying selection is weak and population diversity is high compared to American robins, which have 100 to 1000-fold lower viremia.
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