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Mutation analysis of 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) viruses collected in Japan during the peak phase of the pandemic.
PloS one - 29 Apr 2011
Morlighem Jean-Étienne, Aoki Shintaro, Kishima Mami, Hanami Mitsue, Ogawa Chihiro, Jalloh Amadu, Takahashi Yukari, Kawai Yuki, Saga Satomi, Hayashi Eiji, Ban Toshiaki, Izumi Shinyu, Wada Akira, Mano Masayuki, Fukunaga Megumu, Kijima Yoshiyuki, Shiomi Masashi, Inoue Kaoru, Hata Takeshi, Koretsune Yukihiro, Kudo Koichiro, Himeno Yuji, Hirai Aizan, Takahashi Kazuo, Sakai-Tagawa Yuko, Iwatsuki-Horimoto Kiyoko, Kawaoka Yoshihiro, Hayashizaki Yoshihide, Ishikawa Toshihisa
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pandemic influenza A(H1N1) virus infection quickly circulated worldwide in 2009. In Japan, the first case was reported in May 2009, one month after its outbreak in Mexico. Thereafter, A(H1N1) infection spread widely throughout the country. It is of great importance to profile and understand the situation regarding viral mutations and their circulation in Japan to accumulate a knowledge base and to...
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