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Hantavirus
Study findings from J. Klingstrom et al provide new insights into hantavirus
November 5th, 2008
According to recent research from Solna, Sweden, "There are often sex differences in susceptibility to infectious diseases and in level of mortality after infection. These differences probably stem from sex-related abilities to mount proper or unwanted immune responses against an infectious agent." "We report that hantavirus-infected female patients show significantly higher plasma levels of interleukin-9 (IL-9), fibroblast growth factor 2, and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and lower levels of IL-8 and gamma interferon-induced protein 10 than male patients. The results demonstrate that a virus infection can induce sex-dependent differences in acute...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-11-05)
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