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2023-04-03 14:05:28 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 93C45733664A06677A0E206AD73783B983966AD9384AF4A330D00D071C235D6C
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Influenza is not produced synthetically. Influenza viruses can be isolated in culture from a range of specimens taken from the upper and lower respiratory tract; preferred specimen types are nasopharyngeal or nasal swabs and nasal washes or aspirates. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5619698/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41541-021-00415-3 https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/influenza-virus#:~:text=Influenza%20viruses%20can%20be%20isolated,and%20nasal%20washes%20or%20aspirates.
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