SARS-CoV-2 Interference of Influenza Virus Replication in Syrian Hamsters.

Authors :: Halfmann PJ
Nakajima N
Sato Y
Takahashi K
Accola M
Chiba S
Fan S
Neumann G
Rehrauer W
Suzuki T
Kawaoka Y
Source :: The Journal of infectious diseases [J Infect Dis] 2022 Jan 18; Vol. 225 (2), pp. 282-286.
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: In hamsters, SARS-CoV-2 infection at the same time as or before H3N2 influenza virus infection resulted in significantly reduced influenza virus titers in the lungs and nasal turbinates. This interference may be correlated with SARS-CoV-2-induced expression of MX1.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)