Characterization of the epidemic influenza B viruses isolated during 2004-2005 season in Taiwan

Virus Research

Volumn 124, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 204-211

  Lin, Jih Hui ^a   Chiu, Shu Chun ^a   Shaw, Michael W ^b   Lin, Yung Cheng ^a   Lee, Cheng Hao ^a   Chen, Hour Yung ^a   Klimov, Alexander ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Antigenic Surveillance; Genetic characterization; Influenza B virus; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; GENETIC LINE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON; SERODIAGNOSIS; TAIWAN; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS ISOLATION;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; BASE SEQUENCE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION, MISSENSE; PHYLOGENY; REASSORTANT VIRUSES; RNA, VIRAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TAIWAN;

CERCOPITHECINE HERPESVIRUS 1; INFLUENZA B VIRUS;

EID: 33846809382     PISSN: 01681702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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