Research News Dispatch: New bioRxiv release on dairy cow mammary sialic acid receptors for H5N1
Adds to understanding of high viral levels expressed in milk from infected quarters
Helen Braswell in STAT reported this evening on collaborative work done by scientists at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark’s Statens Serum Institut, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.:
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The STAT article features comments from several prominent influenza researchers regarding the possible significance of the findings.
Here is a direct link to the associated bioRxiv release: