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"date": "14 July 2026",
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"headline": "Early immune response may determine who gets flu symptoms, study finds",
"summary": "Using human challenge studies, research reveals that a stronger early immune response can drive both the symptoms of infection and viral clearance.",
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"author": "Meesha Patel",
"profile": "Professor Christopher Chiu",
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"articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/infectious-disease/2026/flu-infection-may-leave-people-more-susceptible-to-tuberculosis-infection-study-suggests-/",
"date": "11 June 2026",
"year": "2026",
"sortDate": "2026-06-11",
"headline": "Flu infection may leave people more susceptible to tuberculosis infection, study suggests",
"summary": "New research from Imperial College London suggests that infection with the influenza virus may leave people more susceptible to tuberculosis. ",
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