Friedemann Weber
@friedemann.bsky.social
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Basic researcher on viruses and innate immunity. Professor and Chair. Opinions are my own
Frau will nicht, dass ich âWillkommen in der Grauzone!â auf die Geburtstagskarte schreibe
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HollÀndisch muss man einfach lieben
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Schrödingers Bahnfahrt
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Dozens of heatwaves linked to carbon emissions from specific companies
Nearly one-quarter of heatwaves would have been âvirtually impossibleâ without global warming â and can be attributed to the emissions of individual energy producers.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02915-x
14 days ago
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KBV - ZEPAI: Angepasster COVID-19-Impfstoff Comirnaty fĂŒr alle Altersgruppen bestellbar
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KBV - ZEPAI: Angepasster COVID-19-Impfstoff Comirnaty fĂŒr alle Altersgruppen bestellbar
https://kbv.de/praxis/tools-und-services/praxisnachrichten/2025/08-21/zepai-angepasster-covid-19-impfstoff-comirnaty-fuer-alle-altersgruppen-bestellbar
20 days ago
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Serious setback in the fight against malaria: "opposition to the project has grown, fueled in part by false accusations...social media...disinformation campaigns in the region often linked to Russian networks, says Mark Duerksen, a security expert"
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After âhumiliatingâ raid, Burkina Faso halts âgene driveâ project to fight malaria
Disinformation campaign may have triggered âbrutalâ shutdown of mosquito lab
https://www.science.org/content/article/after-humiliating-raid-burkina-faso-halts-gene-drive-project-fight-malaria
20 days ago
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Mosquito-borne viruses surge in a warming Europe Chikungunya cases break records in France; West Nile virus appears near Rome
#Arbovirus
#mosquito
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Mosquito-borne viruses surge in a warming Europe
Chikungunya cases break records in France; West Nile virus appears near Rome
https://www.science.org/content/article/mosquito-borne-viruses-surge-warming-europe
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Where antivaxxers have taken over already: "âzero-dose childrenâ tragically account for nearly half of vaccine-preventable disease deaths"
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Unraveling the arc of vaccine progress
The philosopher Thomas Hobbes famously described life in 1651 as ânasty, brutish, and short.â He was undeniably correct, with estimates of average life expectancy in the UK at the time ranging from 37 to 40 years, largely owing to a high infant mortality ...
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aea7053
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Early horse riders selected a rare mutation in a single gene to enhance rideability. Ancient DNA analysis and experimental work with mouse model (đ) provide new evidence
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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The rise of rideable horses
Early horse riders selected a rare mutation in a single gene to enhance rideability
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aea6151
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"known for his ability to take robust research evidence and translate it into practical strategies...urged countries to act quickly to suppress transmission through find, test, trace and isolate systems...stressed that lockdowns should be âa last resortâ.
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David Nabarro obituary: global-health leader who fought malnutrition, malaria, Ebola and COVID-19
Persuasive physician who brought research evidence to the heart of global policy decisions.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02640-5
28 days ago
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"One broad conclusion to emerge from the available data is that genetics plays a huge part" "environmental factors are âa smaller slice of the pieâ...and studies have convincingly shown no link to vaccines"
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Autism is on the rise: whatâs really behind the increase?
RFK Jr has vowed to find out whatâs responsible, but scientists say he is ignoring answers from decades of research.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02636-1
28 days ago
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"Findings show deworming before age five leads to 2.5 additional months of life...Further, decreasing hookworm exposure is related to improvements in...inflammation and skin-tested allergies, IN CONTRAST TO PREDICTIONS OF THE âHYGIENE HYPOTHESISâ
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Early-life infectious disease exposure, the âhygiene hypothesis,â and lifespan: Evidence from hookworm disease | PNAS
Exposure to infectious disease in early life may have long-term ramifications for health and lifespan. However, reducing pathogen exposure may not ...
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2504265122
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"Kennedy Jr.âs views and HHS policy ignore both reality and history. All vaccines undergo a lengthy process of careful testing and independent regulatory oversight in the USA and other nations."
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Foolâs-gold science: The ethical and scientific perils of testing most vaccines using placebo-controlled randomized trials: EMBO reports: Vol 26, No 16
EMBO Press is an editorially independent publishing platform for the development of EMBO scientific publications.
https://www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.1038/s44319-025-00530-5
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Und Impfstoffexperte!
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Bryce Canyon 1998 - Bryce Canyon 2025
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"Perhaps the singular goal of the Pandemic Agreement is to end the model based on charity and replace it with one based on equity and mutual legal obligation."
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What success looks like
Nature Medicine - The 2025 Pandemic Agreement is a grand global social bargain that replaces charity with equity.
https://rdcu.be/eAROh
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Wert der Ausbildung: Warum muss ich mich dauernd rechtfertigen? via @faznet
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Gymnasiastin muss sich verteidigen, dass sie nicht studiert
Eine siebzehnjĂ€hrige SchĂŒlerin versteht die Welt nicht mehr. Sie besucht ein Gymnasium und möchte nach dem Abitur einen Ausbildungsberuf ergreifen. Das ruft immer wieder Irritation hervor. Hier schild...
https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/debatten/gymnasiastin-muss-sich-verteidigen-dass-sie-nicht-studiert-110628955.html?premium=0xcab55143f7943e44a658c49d676eab2b88ab40841ff2b87b57614e3a5e24e6a6
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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CDC union says vaccine misinformation put staff at risk after Atlanta shooting
Deadly violence not random as staff have endured âmonths of mistreatment, neglect and vilificationâ, says union
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/10/atlanta-cdc-shooting?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 2 months ago
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Gunnar Hamann
about 2 months ago
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System von Palantir - DatenschĂŒtzer warnen vor US-Polizeisoftware
Die Polizei-Analysesoftware der US-Firma Palantir soll bei der Ermittlung von Terroristen helfen. DatenschĂŒtzer bewerten das Tool jedoch extrem krtisch.
https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/polizeisoftware-von-palantir-warum-das-system-in-deutschland-umstritten-ist-102.html
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Poultry are possibly the most important reservoir host for the highly lethal severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV, also known as Dabie bandavirus or Huaiyangshan banyangvirus)
#arbovirus
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Contributions of different host species to the natural transmission of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus in China
Author summary Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging tick-borne disease characterized by rapid spread, a broad host range among vertebrates, high case fatality rate in huma...
https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0013304
2 months ago
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Interesting paper on Zika virus. Higher resistance to interferons does not necessarily mean higher virulence. Food for thought
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African strains of Zika virus resist ISG-mediated restriction
Author summary Interferons (IFNs) are secreted antiviral cytokines, which commonly exert their activity by inducing an antiviral state, conferred by antiviral factors encoded by IFN-stimulated genes (...
https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0013326
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"findings from fruit fly immunology, a field that has been crucial for our understanding of how innate immunity works...the majority of claims from more than 50 years of research have already been replicated"
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Majority of fruit fly immunity studies can be replicated, huge analysis finds
Verification of 50 years of data bolsters immunology research, but identifies âsuspiciousâ papers that donât hold up
https://www.science.org/content/article/majority-fruit-fly-immunity-studies-can-be-replicated-huge-analysis-finds
2 months ago
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Robert Koch-Institut
3 months ago
In den vergangenen Wochen wurden in Abwasserproben erneut
#Polioviren
nachgewiesen, die vom Schluckimpfstoff abgeleitet sind. âïž Wo Viren nachgewiesen wurden âïž Wer erkranken kann âïž Warum
#Impfschutz
wichtig ist âïž Was Ărztinnen, Ărzte und Eltern wissen sollten Details im
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âFrĂŒhstĂŒck von 7:00 bis 11:00â stand da. Und trotzdem schaut das Personal mich zunehmend schief an, wenn ich genau das tue.
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Interferons are our body's natural wonder drug against infections. Well almost - because they not always beneficial. Here the state of knowledge nicely summarized for bacterial infections
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The dual role of type I interferons in bacterial infections: from immune defense to pathogenesis | mBio
The discovery of interferons (IFNs) can be attributed to the pioneering study conducted by Isaacs and Lindemann in England (1, 2). The term âinterferonâ refers to a class of secreted proteins original...
https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.01481-25
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Mehr als 95% seiner Existenz kam Homo sapiens weitgehend ohne die groĂen Infektionskrankheiten aus. Neu & schön gezeigt v.a. fĂŒr diverse Bakterien 1/3
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Animal diseases leapt to humans when we started keeping livestock
When hunter-gatherers began living close to animals, the pathogens that cause the plague and leprosy got closer too.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02165-x
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From novice to expert: preparing your peer review | mBio
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From novice to expert: preparing your peer review | mBio
Peer review is the process that academic journals, conferences, and funding agencies use to ensure the quality of scholarly work before it is published, presented, or funded. Reviewers for academic jo...
https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.00430-25
3 months ago
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Katharina Nocun
3 months ago
Wusstet ihr, dass Teile der Esoterik-Szene seit Jahren Ăngste vor moderner Sonnencreme schĂŒren? Zum einen hĂ€ngt das mit der unter Esoterikern verbreiteten Skepsis gegenĂŒber allem âchemischenâ oder ânicht natĂŒrlichenâ zusammen. Da wird dann z.B. suggeriert, Cremes wĂ€ren Ă€hnlich...đȘĄđ§”
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The real âpaleo dietâ
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Ancient wooden tools show human ancestors ate their veggies
Found in China, 300,000-year-old digging sticks reveal a lost technology
https://www.science.org/content/article/ancient-wooden-tools-show-human-ancestors-ate-their-veggies
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That only ill-adapted parasites are killing their host is a die-hard myth. Here it is once more debunked in a study showing that allowing the parasite to stay longer in the host can actually increase virulence.
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Complex interactions in the life cycle of a simple parasite shape the evolution of virulence
Author summary Classical expectations on parasite evolution assume a trade-off between transmission rate and harm to the host (virulence), favoring parasites with intermediate virulence. However, rece...
https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1013294
3 months ago
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Gunnar Hamann
3 months ago
Die Hufelandgesellschaft rief im April zu einer Podiumsdiskussion in Berlin, bei der es auch um die Pandemieaufarbeitung ging. Der dazu veröffentlichte Bericht, so legen es die Einordnungen von Experten nahe, wirft die Frage auf: War das ein Stresstest fĂŒr die Evidenz?
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Gibt es das Post-Vakzinierungssyndrom?
Fehlinformationen zu Impfstoffen fĂŒhren wahrscheinlich zu mehr KrankheitsfĂ€llen als deren Nebenwirkungen Was ist dran am PostVakzinierungssyndrom
https://www.laborjournal.de/editorials/m_3272.php
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"vaccine is 95% effective after two doses, and...is estimated to have averted 93.7 million measles deaths globally, with 92.2 million...children under 5 years" "measles still causes 10.3 million cases and 107,500 deaths (in 2023)"
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Measles is resurging in the Americas and the world is watching - Nature Reviews Microbiology
Measles vaccination rates fell during the COVID-19 pandemic and have yet to recover, fuelling large and disruptive outbreaks globally. Now, a substantial outbreak in the Americas threatens elimination...
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-025-01198-3
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"scientists âare light years behindâ antivax activists. These are âhighly organized, orchestrated, highly funded people trying to undermine vaccination as a programmeâ"
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How to speak to a vaccine sceptic: research reveals what works
Hesitancy about vaccinations is on the rise, but studies show there are specific ways to address people's questions.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01771-z
3 months ago
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GfV - Gesellschaft fĂŒr Virologie
4 months ago
Mit fĂŒnf weiteren Fachgesellschaften macht sich die GfV stark dafĂŒr, die Wissenschaftsfreiheit zu verteidigen und zu festigen. Leider geschieht dies nicht im luftleeren Raum, sondern in Zeiten, in denen diese essentielle Freiheit zusehends auch bei uns unter Druck gerĂ€t.
g-f-v.org/gemeinsame-s...
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Welcher Religion muss man eigentlich angehören, damit die Gesten und Rituale erhört werden?
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GfV - Gesellschaft fĂŒr Virologie
4 months ago
Are you interested in securing funding for your research or project? Join us for an informative seminar on the process of applying for grants by Prof. Friedemann Weber
@friedemann.bsky.social
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Die Erbarmunglosigkeit meiner Passbild-App schockiert mich alle 10 Jahre aufs Neue
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For the umpteenth time
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Vaccines work⊠and do not cause autism
Vaccines have saved millions of lives, yet their importance and safety is repeatedly in question. W e cannot let disinformation campaigns get in the way of global public health â it is not time to def...
https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003143
5 months ago
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Von nix kommt ja eigentlich nix, aber wenn es dabei um magische ZuckerkĂŒgelchen handelt, gibt es immerhin ein vom Journal gegen Kritik immunisiertes paper
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Hintergrund - Keine Retraktion von Homöopathie-Studie
Homöopathika wirken ĂŒber den Placebo-Effekt hinaus â beweist ein 16-köpfiges Team der Medizinischen UniversitĂ€t Wien. In einer zeitgemĂ€Ăen Phase-3-Studie verlĂ€ngerten sie das Leben von Krebspatienten....
https://www.laborjournal.de/rubric/hintergrund/hg/m_hg_25_04_02.php?consent=1
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Cool project and cool lab, highly recommended!
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5 months ago
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Eric Topol
6 months ago
Measles in the US, update â712 cases, 11% hospitalized, 3 deaths, 97% cases are unvaccinated âNow in 24 states âActual cases must be multiple thousand to align with the number of hospitalizations and deaths reported
www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
www.cbsnews.com/news/measles...
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6 months ago
Die Ărztin Lisa-Maria Kellermayr sprach sich zu Corona-Zeiten öffentlich fĂŒr die Impfung aus. Sie wurde beschimpft, bedroht und nahm sich 2022 das Leben. Im Prozess gegen einen Mann, der sie bedroht hatte, kam es nun zu einem Freispruch. Das ist ein schwarzer Tag fĂŒr den Kampf gegen Hass im Netz.
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6 months ago
Eine Frau wird durch Hass im Netz in den Tod getrieben, und es folgt ein Freispruch, weil der TĂ€ter ja nicht wissen konnte, wie schlimm das Opfer die Attacken nehmen wĂŒrde. Das klingt fĂŒr mich wie "das war kein Mord, ich konnte ja nicht wissen, dass das Opfer keine kugelsichere Weste trĂ€gt!"
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Guess the cat is out of the bag. Today marks the beginning of the end of the false lab leak narrative. Read what I have been working on over the last years:
www.protagonist-science.com/p/exclusive-...
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Exclusive: The inside story behind the search for the origins of COVID-19
An big screen documentary movie, an announcement, and an exclusive excerpt from "Lab Leak Fever", the definitive book unraveling the pandemic origin controversy
https://www.protagonist-science.com/p/exclusive-the-inside-story-behind
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Gunnar Hamann
6 months ago
P.S.: Zum Eingangs verlinkten Beitrag noch diese Nachreichung eines Papers, dass die Quatsch-Ergebnisse, die Cichy einem MDR-Publikum zu Impfungen unkritisch vorfĂŒhrte, klar entkrĂ€ftet. Via
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Quantification of objective concentrations of DNA impurities in mRNA vaccines - PubMed
Our results reproducibly confirm DNA:RNA mass ratios of 1:1000 which is consistent with the specifications of the approved mRNA vaccine product. We demonstrate that earlier published claims of 534-fol...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40120438/
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Erinnert ihr euch noch an die MDR-Journalistin, die fĂŒr mehrere â vorsichtig ausgedrĂŒckt â handwerklich schlechte BeitrĂ€ge zu Impfungen verantwortlich war? Vergleiche dieser Beitrag von mir im Volksverpetzer.
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MDR als Sprachrohr von âQuerdenkenâ - Die ganze Geschichte
Der MDR verbreitete zuerst einen problematischen Bericht ĂŒber Impfungen, prĂ€sentierte darin unkritisch Impfgegner und löschte ihn dann wieder nach heftiger Kritik. Der Faktencheck und was genau passie...
https://www.volksverpetzer.de/faktencheck/mdr-sprachrohr-querdenken/
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Jetzt fÀhrt man einmal 1. Klasse und dann kotzt ein Kind auf dem Sitz daneben
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Diarrhea triggered by viral dsRNA and IFN-lambda
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Innate immune sensing of rotavirus by intestinal epithelial cells leads to diarrhea
Diarrhea is the predominant symptom of acute gastroenteritis resulting from enteric infections and a leading cause of death in infants and young childâŠ
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312825000538?via%3Dihub
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