SARS-CoV-2 Interference of Influenza Virus Replication in Syrian Hamsters
Peter Halfmann, Noriko Nakajima, Yuko Sato, Kenta Takahashi, Molly A. Accola, S. Chiba, Shufang Fan, Gabriele Neumann, William M. Rehrauer, Tadaki Suzuki, Yoshihiro Kawaoka
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.
Topics & Concepts
VirologyVirusViral InterferenceTiterSyrian hamstersHamsterSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Viral replicationInfluenza A virusOrthomyxoviridaeBiologyNoseCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MedicinePathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseMolecular biologyAnatomyInfluenza Virus Research StudiesRespiratory viral infections researchSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research