Melissa Lange

Feb 19, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Thomas Rowe |Ashley Fletcher |Robert Richardson |Melissa Lange

AbstractDue to its natural influenza susceptibility, clinical signs, transmission, and similar sialic acid residue distribution, the ferret is the primary animal model for human influenza research. Antibodies generated following infection of ferrets with human influenza viruses are used in surveillance to detect antigenic drift and cross-reactivity with vaccine viruses and circulating strains.