B-cell or T-cell immunity?
AJ McMichael, BA Askonas, RG Webster, WG Laver - Immunology today, 1982 - Elsevier
The influenza virus behaves unpredictably and can cause devastating pandemics. Nearly
50 years after its first isolation it is probably the most infectious agent known that we cannot
yet control. Why? The answer lies in the virus's unique capacity to alter antigenically and in
the inability of the host's immune system to respond satisfactorily to the vaccines currently
available. What follows is a record, prepared exclusively for Immunology Today, of a
conference held in Oxford on March 21–24 this year, to discuss problems relating to …
50 years after its first isolation it is probably the most infectious agent known that we cannot
yet control. Why? The answer lies in the virus's unique capacity to alter antigenically and in
the inability of the host's immune system to respond satisfactorily to the vaccines currently
available. What follows is a record, prepared exclusively for Immunology Today, of a
conference held in Oxford on March 21–24 this year, to discuss problems relating to …