Changes in the hemagglutinins and neuraminidases of human influenza B viruses isolated in Italy during the 2001-02, 2002-03, and 2003-04 seasons

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 629-640

  Puzelli, Simona ^a   Frezza, Fabiola ^a   Fabiani, Concetta ^a   Ansaldi, Filippo ^b   Campitelli, Laura ^a   Lin, Yi Pu ^c   Gregory, Victoria ^c   Bennett, Michael ^c   D'Agaro, Pierlanfranco ^b   Campello, Cesare ^b   Crovari, Pietro ^d   Hay, Alan ^c   Donatelli, Isabella ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Evolution; Hemagglutinin; Influenza B viruses; Neuraminidase

Indexed keywords

VIRUS GLYCOPROTEIN; VIRUS HEMAGGLUTININ; VIRUS SIALIDASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; GENETIC REASSORTMENT; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; ITALY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEASON; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION TESTS; HEMAGGLUTININ GLYCOPROTEINS, INFLUENZA VIRUS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ITALY; NEURAMINIDASE; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEASONS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS; VICTORIA;

EID: 7044233206     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20225     Document Type: Article

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