Co-circulation of two genetically distinct sub-groups of A/H3N2 influenza strains during the 2006-2007 epidemic season in Corsica Island, France

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 265-268

  Falchi, Alessandra ^a,b   Varesi, Laurent ^c   Arena, Christophe ^a,b   Leveque, Nicolas ^d   Renois, Fanny ^d   Blanchon, Thierry ^a,b   Amoros, Jean Pierre ^a,b,c   Andreoletti, Laurent ^d  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE CORSE   (France)

^d REIMS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Corsica Island; Epidemiology; H3N2; HA1 domain; Influenza A virus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE SMEAR; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENOTYPE; HEMAGGLUTININS, VIRAL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N2 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION, MISSENSE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649173033     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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