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High cumulative viral titers of influenza virus in animals with significant disease fatality rates indicate a potential trade-off between fatality and transmissibility
Ayrton Sena Gouveia, Leonardo G Mata, Daniel Antunes Maciel Villela
The paper analyzes influenza virus infections in ferrets to assess the trade-off between fatality and transmissibility using cumulative viral titers as a proxy for secondary transmission.
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