Dr Kawaoka was interested in the role a protein called haemagglutinin (HA) plays in the transmission of avian influenza.

河冈义裕对一凝素（HA）白质在禽流感传播中所起作用而感兴趣。

“H7” and “N9” refer to particular types of two proteins, haemagglutinin and neuraminidase, that help influenza viruses invade host cells.

“H7”和“N9”是指白质，凝素和神经氨酸苷酶，这成分使得流感病毒可以入侵宿主身体细胞。