Article
Circulating pattern and genomic characteristics of influenza B viruses in Taiwan from 2003 to 2014.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 1 Jul 2016
Kuo Shu-Ming, Chen Guang-Wu, Velu Arul Balaji, Dash Srinivas, Han Yi-Ju, Tsao Kuo-Chien, Shih Shin-Ru
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Influenza B viruses are antigenically classified into Yamagata and Victoria lineages according to their hemagglutinin (HA) proteins. These two lineages are known to either appear sequentially or cocirculate in Taiwan. METHODS: Taiwanese influenza B viral HA and neuraminidase (NA) sequences between 2003 and 2014 were determined and analyzed. A time-scaled phylogenetic tree was constructed to...
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