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Local persistence and global dissemination play a significant role in the circulation of influenza B viruses in Leyte Island, Philippines

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Editor, Senior Moderator
Virology. 2016 Feb 18;492:21-24. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2016.02.001. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Local persistence and global dissemination play a significant role in the circulation of influenza B viruses in Leyte Island, Philippines.[/h] Furuse Y[SUP]1[/SUP], Odagiri T[SUP]1[/SUP], Tamaki R[SUP]1[/SUP], Kamigaki T[SUP]1[/SUP], Otomaru H[SUP]1[/SUP], Opinion J[SUP]2[/SUP], Santo A[SUP]3[/SUP], Dolina-Lacaba D[SUP]4[/SUP], Daya E[SUP]4[/SUP], Okamoto M[SUP]1[/SUP], Saito-Obata M[SUP]5[/SUP], Inobaya M[SUP]6[/SUP], Tan A[SUP]6[/SUP], Tallo V[SUP]6[/SUP], Lupisan S[SUP]6[/SUP], Suzuki A[SUP]7[/SUP], Oshitani H[SUP]8[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]

[h=3]Abstract[/h] The local and global transmission dynamics of influenza B virus is not completely understood mainly because of limited epidemiological and sequence data for influenza B virus. Here we report epidemiological and molecular characteristics of influenza B viruses from 2010 to 2013 in Leyte Island, Philippines. Phylogenetic analyses showed global dissemination of the virus among both neighboring and distant areas. The analyses also suggest that southeast Asia is not a distributor of influenza B virus and can introduce the virus from other areas. Furthermore, we found evidence on the local persistence of the virus over years in the Philippines. Taken together, both local persistence and global dissemination play a significant role in the circulation of influenza B virus.
Copyright ? 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.


[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Influenza B virus; Molecular epidemiology; Philippines; Transmission

PMID: 26896931 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
 
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