tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
J Virol. 2015 Jul 1. pii: JVI.00708-15. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Evolution of influenza B virus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia between 1995 and 2008.[/h] Sam IC[SUP]1[/SUP], Su YC[SUP]2[/SUP], Chan YF[SUP]3[/SUP], Nor'E SS[SUP]4[/SUP], Hassan A[SUP]3[/SUP], Jafar FL[SUP]3[/SUP], Joseph U[SUP]2[/SUP], Halpin RA[SUP]5[/SUP], Ghedin E[SUP]6[/SUP], Hooi PS[SUP]7[/SUP], Fourment M[SUP]8[/SUP], Hassan H[SUP]3[/SUP], AbuBakar S[SUP]4[/SUP], Wentworth DE[SUP]5[/SUP], Smith GJ[SUP]9[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] Influenza B virus causes significant disease but remains understudied in tropical regions. We sequenced 72 influenza B viruses collected in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 1995-2008. The predominant circulating lineage (Victoria or Yamagata) changed every 1-3 years, and these shifts were associated with increased incidence of influenza B. We also found poor lineage matches with recommended influenza vaccine strains. While most influenza B lineages in Malaysia were short-lived, one circulated for 3-4 years.
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PMID: 26136576 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
[h=1]Evolution of influenza B virus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia between 1995 and 2008.[/h] Sam IC[SUP]1[/SUP], Su YC[SUP]2[/SUP], Chan YF[SUP]3[/SUP], Nor'E SS[SUP]4[/SUP], Hassan A[SUP]3[/SUP], Jafar FL[SUP]3[/SUP], Joseph U[SUP]2[/SUP], Halpin RA[SUP]5[/SUP], Ghedin E[SUP]6[/SUP], Hooi PS[SUP]7[/SUP], Fourment M[SUP]8[/SUP], Hassan H[SUP]3[/SUP], AbuBakar S[SUP]4[/SUP], Wentworth DE[SUP]5[/SUP], Smith GJ[SUP]9[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] Influenza B virus causes significant disease but remains understudied in tropical regions. We sequenced 72 influenza B viruses collected in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 1995-2008. The predominant circulating lineage (Victoria or Yamagata) changed every 1-3 years, and these shifts were associated with increased incidence of influenza B. We also found poor lineage matches with recommended influenza vaccine strains. While most influenza B lineages in Malaysia were short-lived, one circulated for 3-4 years.
Copyright ? 2015, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
PMID: 26136576 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]