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The evolutionary dynamics of influenza A and B viruses in the tropical city of Managua, Nicaragua.
Virology - 1 Aug 2014
Nelson Martha I, Balmaseda Angel, Kuan Guillermina, Saborio Saira, Lin Xudong, Halpin Rebecca A, Stockwell Timothy B, Wentworth David E, Harris Eva, Gordon Aubree
Abstract excerpt
Despite mounting evidence of the high disease burden of influenza in tropical regions, relatively little viral sequence data is available from tropical countries in the Western hemisphere. To understand the evolutionary dynamics of influenza A and B viruses in Managua, Nicaragua, we performed a phylogenetic analysis of 1956 influenza viruses, including 335 collected for this study during 2007-2010 from a...
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