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Genetic drift of influenza A(H3N2) viruses during two consecutive seasons in 2011-2013 in Corsica, France.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Apr 2014
Fantoni Anais, Arena Christophe, Corrias Laura, Salez Nicolas, de Lamballerie Xavier Nicolas, Amoros Jean Pierre, Blanchon Thierry, Varesi Laurent, Falchi Alessandra
Abstract excerpt
The 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 post-pandemic influenza outbreaks were characterized by variability in the A(H3N2) influenza viruses, resulting in low to moderate vaccine effectiveness (VE). The aim of this study was to investigate the molecular evolution and vaccine strain match of the A(H3N2) influenza viruses, having been circulated throughout the population of the French Corsica Island in 2011-2012 and again in...
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