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Genetic characterization of human influenza viruses in the pandemic (2009-2010) and post-pandemic (2010-2011) periods in Japan.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Dapat Isolde C, Dapat Clyde, Baranovich Tatiana, Suzuki Yasushi, Kondo Hiroki, Shobugawa Yugo, Saito Reiko, Suzuki Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009 virus was first detected in Japan in May 2009 and continued to circulate in the 2010-2011 season. This study aims to characterize human influenza viruses circulating in Japan in the pandemic and post-pandemic periods and to determine the prevalence of antiviral-resistant viruses. METHODS: Respiratory specimens were collected from patients with influenza-like illness on...
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