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Multiple genotypes of influenza B viruses cocirculated in Taiwan in 2004 and 2005.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 May 2007
Chen Guang-Wu, Shih Shin-Ru, Hsiao Mei-Ren, Chang Shih-Cheng, Lin Shu-Hung, Sun Chien-Fen, Tsao Kuo-Chien
Abstract excerpt
An influenza B outbreak occurred in Taiwan in 2004 and 2005, during which both Victoria (Vic) and Yamagata (Ya) lineages cocirculated. This study examined 36 influenza B viral genomes isolated during the outbreak to reveal their reassortment patterns. According to the isolate groupings in phylogenetic analysis, we were able to categorize those 36 isolates as being of either the Victoria or Yamagata lineage for...
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