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Host versus flu: antibodies win a round?

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Structural and functional analyses of three neutralizing antibodies against influenza virus H2 HA may explain why this HA subtype has disappeared from circulation in the human population and point to a potential new avenue for antiflu therapeutics.

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Figure 1: Immune responses induced by influenza A virus.

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