Impact of Maternal Antibodies and Weaning Stress on the Replication and Transmission of Human H3N2 Influenza A in Piglets
Giovana Ciacci Zanella, Matías Cárdenas, Carl R. Hutter…·Amy L. Vincent Baker
This study examines how maternal antibodies and weaning stress affect piglets' susceptibility to human H3N2 influenza A virus, showing that matched maternal antibodies reduce shedding and transmission while weaning increases viral spread.