Genetic and epidemiological analysis of influenza virus epidemics in Taiwan during 2003 to 2006

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1426-1434

  Jian, Jhih Wei ^a   Chen, Guang Wu ^b   Lai, Cheng Tsung ^a   Hsu, Li Ching ^a   Chen, Pei Jer ^c   Kuo, Steve Hsu Sung ^a   Wu, Ho Sheng ^a,d   Shih, Shin Ru ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; INFLUENZA VACCINE; HEMAGGLUTININ HA1, INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS HEMAGGLUTININ; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TAIWAN; VIRUS STRAIN; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIDEMIC; GENETICS; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SEASON; VIROLOGY;

CERCOPITHECINE HERPESVIRUS 1; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEMAGGLUTININ GLYCOPROTEINS, INFLUENZA VIRUS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N2 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEASONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TAIWAN; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 42449091986     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01560-07     Document Type: Article

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