id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-003855-so8xl199 Ebert, Gregor Virology Downunder, a meeting commentary from the 2019 Lorne Infection and Immunity Conference, Australia 2019-09-02 .txt text/plain 1899 95 39 The bat innate immune response appears to be 'pre-activated' with higher basal levels of type I interferon expression, in contrast to humans, who are very quick responders to viral infections, but require a lot more dampening of their immune signals afterwards to get back to basal levels. demonstrated that bats' response to stress in form of viral infections is more targeted and thus potentially more effective by numerous adaptions and modifications of the innate immune system. In the 'Pathogenesis and Prevention of Infection' session, Rosa Coldbeck-Shackley working with Michael Beard at the University of Adelaide, Australia, and also colleagues at the Hudson Institute, presented findings on the importance of interferon-epsilon (IFN-ɛ) in the innate immune response to ZIKV infection. Also in the 'Pathogenesis and Prevention of Infection' session, Allison Abendroth (University of Sydney) presented 'Disarming the killer: targeting of natural killer cells by varicella zoster virus'. ./cache/cord-003855-so8xl199.txt ./txt/cord-003855-so8xl199.txt