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Epidemiological, Clinical and Virological Characteristics of Influenza B Virus from Patients at the Hospital Tertiary Care Units in Bangkok during 2011-2014.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Horthongkham Navin, Athipanyasilp Niracha, Pattama Archiraya, Kaewnapan Bualan, Sornprasert Suthatta, Srisurapanont Surangrat, Kantakamalakul Wannee, Amaranond Palanee, Sutthent Ruengpung
Abstract excerpt
Influenza B virus, which causes acute respiratory infections, has increased in prevalence in recent years. Based on the nucleotide sequence of the hemagglutinin (HA) gene, influenza B virus can be divided into two lineages, Victoria and Yamagata, that co-circulate during the influenza season. However, analysis of the potential association between the clinical and virological characteristic and the lineage of...
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