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Influenza AH1N2 viruses, United Kingdom, 2001-02 influenza season.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2003
Ellis Joanna S, Alvarez-Aguero Adriana, Gregory Vicky, Lin Yi Pu, Hay A, Zambon Maria C
Abstract excerpt
During the winter of 2001-02, influenza AH1N2 viruses were detected for the first time in humans in the U.K. The H1N2 viruses co-circulated with H3N2 viruses and a very small number of H1N1 viruses and were isolated in the community and hospitalized patients, predominantly from children <15 years of age. Characterization of H1N2 viruses indicated that they were antigenically and genetically homogeneous, deriving...
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