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Euro Surveill. 2015 Aug 6;20(31). pii: 21201.
[h=1]Increased prevalence of influenza B/Victoria lineage viruses during early stages of the 2015 influenza season in New South Wales, Australia: implications for vaccination and planning.[/h] Jennings Z[SUP]1[/SUP], Carter I, McPhie K, Kok J, Dwyer DE.
[h=3]Author information[/h]
Eurosurveillance, Volume 20, Issue 31, 06 August 2015 Rapid communications
Increased prevalence of influenza B/Victoria lineage viruses during early stages of the 2015 influenza season in New South Wales, Australia: implications for vaccination and planning
Z Jennings[SUP]1[/SUP], I Carter[SUP]1[/SUP], K McPhie[SUP]1[/SUP], J Kok ()[SUP]1[/SUP][SUP],2[/SUP][SUP],3[/SUP], D E Dwyer[SUP]1[/SUP][SUP],2[/SUP][SUP],3[/SUP]
Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, Pathology West, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Centre for Research Excellence in Critical Infections, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Citation style for this article: Jennings Z, Carter I, McPhie K, Kok J, Dwyer DE. Increased prevalence of influenza B/Victoria lineage viruses during early stages of the 2015 influenza season in New South Wales, Australia: implications for vaccination and planning. Euro Surveill. 2015;20(31)ii=21201. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=21201
Date of submission: 22 July 2015 [SIZE=+0]During the early weeks of the 2015 Australian influenza season, influenza B accounted for 67% (821/1,234) of all positive influenza tests in New South Wales. Of 81 successive influenza B viruses characterised, 33 (41%) were from children aged < 16 years; 23/81 (28%) belonged to the B/Victoria lineage. This lineage is not contained in the southern hemisphere's 2015 trivalent influenza vaccine. The significant B/Victoria lineage activity in the southern hemisphere suggests that the quadrivalent vaccine should be considered for the northern hemisphere.
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