Seasonality of influenza A(H3N2) virus: A Hong Kong perspective (1997-2006)

PLoS ONE

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Tang, Julian W ^a   Ngai, Karry L K ^a   Lam, Wai Y ^a   Chan, Paul K S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMAGGLUTININ; INFLUENZA VACCINE; SIALIDASE; SIALIDASE INHIBITOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HONG KONG; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN; CHILD; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; MALE; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASON; TIME;

INFLUENZA A VIRUS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N2 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MUTATION; NEURAMINIDASE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 50949115082     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002768     Document Type: Article

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