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Phylogenetic and evolutionary history of influenza B viruses, which caused a large epidemic in 2011-2012, Taiwan.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Yang Ji-Rong, Huang Yuan-Pin, Chang Feng-Yee, Hsu Li-Ching, Lin Yu-Cheng, Huang Hsiang-Yi, Wu Fu-Ting, Wu Ho-Sheng, Liu Ming-Tsan
Abstract excerpt
The annual recurrence of the influenza epidemic is considered to be primarily associated with immune escape due to changes to the virus. In 2011-2012, the influenza B epidemic in Taiwan was unusually large, and influenza B was predominant for a long time. To investigate the genetic dynamics of influenza B viruses during the 2011-2012 epidemic, we analyzed the sequences of 4,386 influenza B viruses collected in...
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