Older adults might be more resistant to bird flu infections than children, Penn research finds - Those who were exposed to seasonal flu viruses that circulated prior to 1968 were found to be more likely to have antibodies that bind to the H5N1 avian flu virus.
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Immune history shapes human antibody responses to H5N1 influenza viruses
Nature Medicine - H5N1 strain-specific antibodies are higher in older individuals and correlate more with birth year than with age, suggesting that younger individuals are potentially more likely...