Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Aug;24(8):1536-1540. doi: 10.3201/eid2408.180063.
Variation in Influenza B Virus Epidemiology by Lineage, China.
Yang J, Lau YC, Wu P, Feng L, Wang X, Chen T, Ali ST, Peng Z, Fang VJ, Zhang J, He Y, Lau EHY, Qin Y, Yang J, Zheng J, Jiang H, Yu H, Cowling BJ.
Abstract
We used national sentinel surveillance data in China for 2005-2016 to examine the lineage-specific epidemiology of influenza B. Influenza B viruses circulated every year with relatively lower activity than influenza A. B/Yamagata was more frequently detected in adults than in children.
KEYWORDS:
China; Influenza B; Victoria; Yamagata; epidemiology; influenza; lineage; respiratory infections; viruses
PMID: 30015611 DOI: 10.3201/eid2408.180063
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Variation in Influenza B Virus Epidemiology by Lineage, China.
Yang J, Lau YC, Wu P, Feng L, Wang X, Chen T, Ali ST, Peng Z, Fang VJ, Zhang J, He Y, Lau EHY, Qin Y, Yang J, Zheng J, Jiang H, Yu H, Cowling BJ.
Abstract
We used national sentinel surveillance data in China for 2005-2016 to examine the lineage-specific epidemiology of influenza B. Influenza B viruses circulated every year with relatively lower activity than influenza A. B/Yamagata was more frequently detected in adults than in children.
KEYWORDS:
China; Influenza B; Victoria; Yamagata; epidemiology; influenza; lineage; respiratory infections; viruses
PMID: 30015611 DOI: 10.3201/eid2408.180063
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