| Literature DB >> 26848118 |
Ian G Barr1, Dhanasekaran Vijaykrishna, Sheena G Sullivan.
Abstract
Influenza B viruses make up an important part of the burden from seasonal influenza globally. The 2015 season in Australia saw an unusual predominance of influenza B with a distinctive switch during the season from B/Yamagata/16/88 lineage viruses to B/Victoria/2/87 lineage viruses. We also noted significant differences in the age groups infected by the different B lineages, with B/Victoria infecting a younger population than B/Yamagata, that could not be explained by potential prior exposure.Keywords: epidemiology; influenza; laboratory; laboratory surveillance; molecular methods; public health policy; statistics; surveillance; vaccines and immunisation; viral infections
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26848118 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.4.30118
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Euro Surveill ISSN: 1025-496X