Start of the 2014/15 influenza season in Europe: Drifted influenza A(H3N2) viruses circulate as dominant subtype

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2015, Pages

  Broberg, E ^a   Snacken, R ^a   Adlhoch, C ^a   Beaute J ^a   Galinska, M ^b   Pereyaslov, D ^b   Brown, C ^b   Penttinen, P ^a   Kota, Majlinda ^c   Simaku, Artan ^c   Sarkisian, Shushan ^c   Torosyan, Liana ^c   Popow Kraupp, Therese ^c   Rendi Wagner, Pamela ^c   Schmid, Daniela ^c   Abdullayeva, Nazakat ^c   Salimov, Oleg ^c   Gribkova, Natalia ^c   Shimanovich, Veronika ^c   Thomas, Isabelle ^c   Hombrouck, Anneleen ^c   Bossuyt, Nathalie ^c   Moreels, Sarah ^c   Van Casteren, Viviane ^c   Ljubovic, Amela Dedejic ^c   Rodic, Nina Vukmir ^c   Korsun, Neli ^c   Kojouharova, Mira ^c   Georgieva, Teodora ^c   Drazenovic, Vladimir ^c   Bagatzouni, Despo ^c   Koliou, Maria ^c   Havlickova, Martina ^c   Jiřincová, Helena ^c   Kyncl, Jan ^c   Knudsen, Lisbet Krause ^c   Mazick, Anne ^c   Trebbien, Ramona ^c   Fischer, Thea Kølsen ^c   Lilje, Liisa ^c   Pokras, Lesja ^c   Kuznetsova, Natalja ^c   Sadikova, Olga ^c   Ikonen, Niina ^c   Lyytikäinen, Outi ^c   Murtopuro, Satu ^c   Enouf, Vincent ^c   Lina, Bruno ^c   Valette, Martine ^c   van der Werf, Sylvie ^c   Bonmarin, Isabelle ^c   Sylvie, Behillil ^c   Thierry, Blanchon ^c   Turbelin, Clement ^c   Belchior, Emmanuel ^c   Machablishvili, Ann ^c   Zakhashvili, Khatuna ^c   Buda, Silke ^c   Schweiger, Brunhilde ^c   Kossivakis, Athanassios ^c   Georgia, Spala ^c   Mentis, Andreas ^c   Malisiovas, Nikolaos ^c   Csohán, Ágnes ^c   Rózsa, Mónika ^c   Jankovics, Istvan ^c   Molnár, Zsuzsanna ^c   Löve, Arthur ^c   Sigmundsdóttir, Guðrún ^c   Gudnason, Thorolfur ^c   Domegan, Lisa ^c   O’Flanagan, Darina ^c   Igoe, Derval ^c   Waters, Allison ^c   Duffy, Margaret ^c   Coughlan, Suzie ^c   O'Donnell, Joan ^c   Kaufman, Zalman ^c   Mandelboim, Michal ^c   Donatelli, Isabella ^c   Bella, Antonino ^c   Rizzo, Caterina ^c   Pompa, Maria Grazia ^c   Puzelli, Simona ^c   Castrucci, Maria Rita ^c   Katrenova, Aigul ^c   Nusupbaeva, Gaukhar ^c   Kasymbekova, Kalia ^c   Otorbaeva, Dinagul ^c   Nikiforova, Raina ^c   Zamjatina, Natalija ^c   Erne, Sabine ^c   Griškevicius, Algirdas ^c   Lipnickiene, Vilnele ^c   Mossong, Joël ^c   Opp, Matthias ^c   Barbara, Christopher ^c   Melillo, Tanya ^c   Melillo, Jackie Maistre ^c   Zahra, Graziella ^c   Rakocevic, Bozidarka ^c   Vratnica, Zoran ^c   Meijer, Adam ^c   Teirlinck, Anne ^c   Dijkstra, Frederika ^c   Donker, G ^c   Rimmelzwaan, Guus ^c   Lange, Marit De ^c   Hungnes, Olav ^c   Bragstad, Karoline ^c   Hauge, Siri Helene ^c   Tønnessen, Ragnhild ^c   Dudman, Susanne Gjeruldsen ^c   Bednarska, Karolina ^c   Brydak, Lidia B ^c   Zielinski, Andrzej ^c   Guiomar, Raquel ^c   Pechirra, Pedro ^c   Cristovão, Paula ^c   Costa, Inês ^c   Nunes, Baltazar ^c   Rodrigues , Ana ^c   Eder, Veronica ^c   Spinu, Constantin ^c   Alexandrescu, Viorel ^c   Lupulescu, Emilia ^c   Popovici, Florin ^c   Burtseva, Elena ^c   Sominina, Anna ^c   Dimitrijevic, Dragana ^c   Adrovic, Slavica Rakic ^c   Staronová, Edita ^c   Mikas, J ^c   Prosenc, Katarina ^c   Berginc, Nataša ^c   Socan, Maja ^c   Casas, Inmaculada ^c   Larrauri, Amparo ^c   Pozo, Francisco ^c   De Lejarazu, Raul Ortiz ^c   Pumarola, Tomas ^c   Brytting, Mia ^c   Englund, Hélène ^c   Wiman, Åsa ^c   Mahmud, Nasser Nuru ^c   Born, Rita ^c   Cordey, Samuel ^c   Tishkova, Farida ^c   Kamolov, Mirali ^c   Bosevska, Golubinka ^c   Kuzmanovska, Gordana ^c   Topal, Selmur ^c   Korukluoglu, Gülay ^c   Ashirova, Amansoltan ^c   Ovliyakulova, Gurbangul ^c   Demchyshyna, Iryna ^c   Dykhanovska, Tatiana ^c   Mironenko, Alla ^c   Coyle, Peter ^c   Maclean, Alasdair ^c   Gunson, Rory ^c   Green, Helen ^c   Kearns, Cathriona ^c   Zambon, Maria ^c   Nugent, Christopher ^c   Moore, Catherine ^c   Phin, Nick ^c   Pebody, Richard ^c   Cottrell, Simon ^c   McMenamin, Jim ^c   Jessop, Lucy ^c   Dzemileva, Sultana ^c   Rakhimov, Ravshan ^c   McCauley, John ^d   Daniels, Rod ^d   more..

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

^b WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE   (Denmark)

^c WHO Collaborative Centre London ^*  (Uzbekistan)

^d WHO Collaborating Centre for Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; EUROPE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H3N2); MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIC; GENETICS; HOSPITALIZATION; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H1N1); INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H3N2); INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYLOGENY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASON; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VIROLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EUROPE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N2 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PHYLOGENY; SEASONS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84979941589     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES2015.20.4.21023     Document Type: Article

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