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CORRECTION article

Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol., 28 August 2025

Sec. Microbes and Innate Immunity

Volume 15 - 2025 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2025.1691338

This article is part of the Research TopicImmunomodulatory Strategies for Managing Viral Infections: Host Immune response and therapeutic targetsView all 4 articles

Correction: Innate immune role of IL-6 in influenza a virus pathogenesis

This article is a correction to:

  1. Innate Immune Role of IL-6 in Influenza A Virus Pathogenesis

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Xinxin LiXinxin Li1Chen HuangChen Huang2Kul Raj Rai*Kul Raj Rai3*Quanming Xu*Quanming Xu4*
  • 1Meizhouwan Vocational Technology College, Putian, China
  • 2Hanjiang District Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau, Putian, China
  • 3Key Laboratory of Fujian-Taiwan Animal Pathogen Biology, College of Animal Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
  • 4Scientific Research and Experiment Center, Fujian Police College, Fuzhou, China

A Correction on
Innate immune role of IL-6 in influenza a virus pathogenesis

By Li X, Huang C, Rai KR and Xu Q (2025) Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. 15:1605446. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1605446

In the published article, there was an error in the author affiliations. The affiliations for Chen Huang and Quanming Xu were incorrectly assigned.

Quanming Xu was listed under Affiliation 4: “Hanjiang District Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau, Putian, China.” Chen Huang was listed under Affiliation 2: “Scientific Research and Experiment Center, Fujian Police College, Fuzhou, China.”

The correct affiliations should be:

Quanming Xu should be assigned affiliation 2: “Scientific Research and Experiment Center, Fujian Police College, Fuzhou, China”

Chen Huang should be assigned affiliation 4: “Hanjiang District Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau, Putian, China”.

The original version of this article has been updated.

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Keywords: IL-6, IAV, innate immunity, inflammation, cytokine storm

Citation: Li X, Huang C, Rai KR and Xu Q (2025) Correction: Innate immune role of IL-6 in influenza a virus pathogenesis. Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. 15:1691338. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1691338

Received: 23 August 2025; Accepted: 25 August 2025;
Published: 28 August 2025.

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*Correspondence: Kul Raj Rai, a3VscmFqcmFpNzAxQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ==; Quanming Xu, eHF1YW5taW5nQGZqcHNjLmVkdS5jbg==

Disclaimer: All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.