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Kumamoto Prefecture Influenza AH3 virus subtypes isolated

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(Posted 2010/3/15)

"Provisional" Kumamoto Prefecture in 2009/10 season influenza AH3 virus subtypes isolated

Kumamoto Prefecture in 2010 the first time in March 2009/10 season AH3 influenza virus subtype detected four shares.

The samples have the same provider in nursery school and kindergarten children 3-5 years old, who is in kindergarten this past January and infected with influenza type A, rapid diagnostic kits were positive for type A again. Seasonal influenza sentinel physicians in suspected pediatric pathogens Therefore, the institute had requested inspection.

Test material (nasal swab) February 25 - March 1 through Sun 5 samples were collected, of which four samples real-time PCR and conventional PCR method was confirmed by law subtype AH3.

In addition, MDCK I cells were isolated by the virus, PCR was positive AH3 law subtype 4 virus was isolated in samples from three samples. Of these, two were in stock for more than 4HA HA titers were distributed by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases Shizuninfuruenzauirusu identification kits 2009/10 using HI test was conducted. As a result, 0.75% human type O red blood cells when using both anti-HI 2 share price A/Uruguay/716/2007 (Homo price 1,280) for 80 anti-A/California/7/2009pdm (the 1,280) for "40, anti-A/Brisbane/59/2007 (the 320) for" 10, respectively. Our laboratory isolated 21 last season AH3 share A/Uruguay/716/2007 subtypes 2008/09 season for serum anti-HI is the highest value for the price difference was four times as homo now isolates of the season and has 16-fold difference, seems to have changed significantly compared to shares antigenicity of the season.

According to medical information from the sentinel, AH3 incurred by patients with subtype was confirmed in the 10th, but it has not expanded as rapidly as fashion week, siblings or family where there are concerns over the local community through the expansion of the disease.

Earlier this year 2010 epidemic AH1pdm while but put an end was now isolated in Kumamoto Prefecture, including subtype AH3 are beginning to be found in several prefectures for type B, while strengthening the surveillance monitoring pathogens in the future considered necessary to have.

Shinya Kiyota Naoko Nishimura Hirokazu Makoto Harada, Kumamoto Institute of Health and Environmental Sciences
Shima Shimada Yasushi's Pediatrics


Original text:
http://idsc.nih.go.jp/iasr/rapid/pr3621.html
 
Re: Kumamoto Prefecture Influenza AH3 virus subtypes isolated

I may not be reading this correctly, but I think they are saying that now that H1N1 has subsides, they are detecting "seasonal" H3 flu, and some of it is low reactors (Perth instead of Brisbane)?
 
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