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Reduced Influenza B–Specific Postvaccination Antibody Cross-reactivity in the B/Victoria Lineage–Predominant 2019/20 Season
25 Sept 2020
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The influenza activity of the 2019/20 season remained high and widespread in the United States with type B viruses predominating the early season. The majority of B viruses characterized belonged to B/Victoria (B/Vic) lineage and contained a triple deletion of amino acid (aa) 162-164 in hemagglutinin (3DEL). These 3DEL viruses are antigenically distinct from B/Colorado/06/2017 (CO/06)-the B/Vic...
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