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Molecular analysis of an outbreak of influenza in the United Kingdom.
European journal of epidemiology - 1 Jun 1997
Ellis J S, Zambon M C
Abstract excerpt
The first outbreak of influenza virus in Europe in 1995/1996 occurred in a school in the south of England. RT-PCR-restriction analysis was performed on the HA1 portion of influenza haemagglutinin gene amplified directly from clinical samples. These were taken at the onset of the outbreak and indicated co-circulation of two distinct genetic variants of influenza virus which were antigenically identical....
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