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Seasonality of influenza A(H3N2) virus: a Hong Kong perspective (1997-2006).
PloS one - 23 Jul 2008
Tang Julian W, Ngai Karry L K, Lam Wai Y, Chan Paul K S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The underlying basis for the seasonality of influenza A viruses is still uncertain. Phylogenetic studies investigated this phenomenon but have lacked sequences from more subtropical and tropical regions, particularly from Southeast Asia. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: 281 complete hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) sequences were obtained from influenza A(H3N2) viruses, collected over 10 years...
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