North Dakota State University, Fargo

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Biology

Modeling Asthma and Influenza Co-morbidity in C57BL/6J Mice

Amali Samarasinghe^1,2, Scott A Hoselton³, Jane M Schuh³, Jonathan A McCullers^1,2

¹Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, ²Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, ³Department of Veterinary and Microbiological Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo

Asthma and influenza are diseases affecting the pulmonary system that affects millions worldwide. The aim of this study was to develop a mouse model of asthma and influenza comorbidity to study the intersection of these two diseases in the same host.