title: The influenza virus.
abstract: Influenza is a severe cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world, resulting in annual outbreaks in all age ranges of the population. With an extensive animal reservoir the threat of emergence of a novel influenza virus, capable of causing a pandemic, has spurred research into novel therapies with which to fight the virus.
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Virus Unit, Public Health Laboratory Service, London.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Stockton
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Zambon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology*; D009975:Orthomyxoviridae / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines