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Embryonated chicken eggs clear systemic H3N2 influenza without RIG-I: transcriptomic evidence for innate sufficiency and brain immune privilege
Ozlem Gurses Sahin, Janice B. Fung, Deepali Lehri, Ravi Sachidanandam
This study uses transcriptomics to show that H3N2 influenza virus is cleared from chicken embryos' peripheral tissues without RIG-I, suggesting innate immunity sufficiency and brain immune privilege.
DOI 10.64898/2026.05.11.723864