Article
Intra-host and intra-household diversity of influenza A viruses during household transmissions in the 2013 season in 2 peri-urban communities of South Africa.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Valley-Omar Ziyaad, Iyengar Preetha, von Mollendorf Claire, Tempia Stefano, Moerdyk Alexandra, Hellferscee Orienka, Martinson Neil, McMorrow Meredith, Variava Ebrahim, Masonoke Katlego, Cohen Adam L, Cohen Cheryl, Treurnicht Florette K
Abstract excerpt
Limited information is available on influenza virus sequence drift between transmission events. In countries with high HIV burdens, like South Africa, the direct and indirect effect of HIV on influenza sequence drift between transmission events may be of public health concern. To this end, we measured hemagglutinin sequence diversity between influenza transmission events using data and specimens from a study...
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