Occurrence of influenza B/Hong Kong-like strains in Brazil, during 2002

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-52

  De Paiva, Terezinha Maria ^a   Ishida, Maria Akiko ^a   Gonçalves, Maria Gisele ^a   Benega, Margarett Aparecida ^a   De Souza, Maria Candida Oliveira ^a   Cruz, Aurea Silveira ^a  

^a INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Identification; Influenza surveillance network; Influenza vaccine; Influenza virus; Isolation

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEVER; HEADACHE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN; VOMITING;

EID: 0037224135     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46652003000100011     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. HAMPSON, A. - Emergence of influenza B/Hong Kong/330/2001-like strains. Victorian infect. Dis. Bull., 5: 22-23, 2002.
2. PAIVA, T.M.; ISHIDA, M.A.; FORLÉO-NETO, E. et al. - Epidemiological study of influenza virus in Brazil from 1996-98. Virus Rev. Res., 5: 51-63, 2000.
3. PALMER, D.F.; COLEMAN, M.T.; DOWDLE, W.R. & SCHILD, G.C. - Hemagglutination-inhibition test. In: WELFARE, P.H.S., ed. Advanced laboratory techniques for influenza diagnosis. Atlanta, U.S. Deparment of Health, 1975. p. 25-62.
4. ROTA, P.A.; WALLIS, T.R.; HARMON, M.W. et al. - Cocirculation of two distinct evolutionary lineages of influenza type B virus since 1983. Virology, 175: 59-68, 1990.
5. WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION - Influenza. Wkly. epidem. Rec., 77: 255, 2002.
6. WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION - Recommended composition of influenza vaccines for use in the 2002-2003 season. Wkly. epidem. Rec., 77: 62, 2002.
7. WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION - Recommended composition of influenza vaccines for use in the 2003 season. Wkly. epidem. Rec., 77: 344, 2002.