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Influenza virus particles possess two antigens on their surface, hemagglutinin and neuraminidase. Antibody directed against the former neutralizes virus infectivity, yet continual antigenic variation renders this neutralization ineffective and allows recurrent epidemics of influenza in man.
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Wrigley, N.G., Laver, W.G. (1978). Electron Microscopy of Antibodies Bound to Isolated Influenza Hemagglutinin. In: Laver, W.G., Bachmayer, H., Weil, R. (eds) The Influenza Virus Hemagglutinin. Topics in Infectious Diseases, vol 3. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-4130-4_9
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