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Genomic analysis of pandemic and post-pandemic influenza A pH1N1 viruses isolated in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Archives of virology - 1 Apr 2014
Sant'Anna F H, Borges L G A, Fallavena P R V, Gregianini T S, Matias F, Halpin R A, Wentworth D, d'Azevedo P A, Veiga A B G
Abstract excerpt
During the 2009 influenza A pH1N1 pandemics in Brazil, the state that was most affected was Rio Grande do Sul (RS), with over 3,000 confirmed cases, including 298 deaths. While no cases were confirmed in 2010, 103 infections with 14 deaths by pH1N1 were reported in 2011. Genomic analysis of the circulating viruses is fundamental for understanding viral evolution and supporting vaccine development against these...
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