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Detection of influenza B lineages from 2001 to 2013 in a tertiary hospital in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Aug 2015
Perosa Ana Helena, Granato Celso, Bellei Nancy
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Two antigenically distinct lineages of influenza B viruses, the Victoria-like and Yamagata-like strains, currently circulate among humans. Surveillance from United States of America and Europe over the last 10 years showed that the chance of a correct matching between vaccine and the circulating lineage had been 50%. We investigated influenza B infection in different patient groups (asymptomatic, general...
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