Humidity-Dependent Survival of an Airborne Influenza A Virus: Practical Implications for Controlling Airborne Viruses

Relative humidity (RH) can affect influenza A virus (IAV) survival. However, the mechanism driving this relationship is unknown. We hypothesized that the RH-dependent survival of airborne IAV could...

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