Seroprevalence of a novel influenza A (H3N2) variant virus in the Japanese population

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 549-551

  Kishida, Noriko ^a   Imai, Masaki ^a   Xu, Hong ^a   Taya, Keiko ^a   Fujisaki, Seiichiro ^a   Takashita, Emi ^a   Tashiro, Masato ^a   Odagiri, Takato ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Influenza; Seroprevalence of Japanese population; Susceptibility risk; Swine origin influenza H3N2v; Virus

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VIRUS HEMAGGLUTININ; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION TEST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; JAPANESE; MALE; MDCK CELL; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS IMMUNITY; VIRUS STRAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N2 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888098021     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: 18842836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7883/yoken.66.549     Document Type: Article

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