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Reappearance and global spread of variants of influenza B/Victoria/2/87 lineage viruses in the 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 seasons.
Virology - 10 Nov 2002
Shaw Michael W, Xu Xiyan, Li Yan, Normand Susan, Ueki Robert T, Kunimoto Gail Y, Hall Henrietta, Klimov Alexander, Cox Nancy J, Subbarao Kanta
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Two antigenically and genetically distinct lineages of influenza B viruses, represented by the reference strains B/Victoria/2/1987 and B/Yamagata/16/1988, have cocirculated in humans since at least 1983. Between 1992 and 2000, Victoria lineage viruses were detected only in eastern Asia. From March to September of 2001 and during the 2001-2002 influenza season, Victoria lineage viruses were detected for the first...
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