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Genetic characterization of circulating seasonal Influenza A viruses (2005-2009) revealed introduction of oseltamivir resistant H1N1 strains during 2009 in eastern India.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2010
Agrawal Anurodh S, Sarkar Mehuli, Ghosh Swati, Roy Tapasi, Chakrabarti Sekhar, Lal Renu, Mishra Akhilesh C, Chadha Mandeep S, Chawla-Sarkar Mamta
Abstract excerpt
Influenza surveillance was implemented in Kolkata, eastern India in 2005 to identify the circulating subtypes and characterize their genetic diversity. Throat and nasal swabs were collected from outpatients with influenza-like illness (ILI). Of 2844 ILI cases identified at two referral hospitals during October 2005-September 2009, 309 (10.86%) were positive for Influenza A by real time RT-PCR, of which 110...
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