Epidemiological, Clinical and Virological Characteristics of Influenza B Virus from Patients at the Hospital Tertiary Care Units in Bangkok during 2011-2014.

Influenza B virus, which causes acute respiratory infections, has increased in prevalence in recent years. Based on the nucleotide sequence of the hemagglutinin (HA) gene, influenza B virus can be divided into two lineages, Victoria and Yamagata, that co-circulate during the influenza season. Howeve...

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Main Authors: Navin Horthongkham, Niracha Athipanyasilp, Archiraya Pattama, Bualan Kaewnapan, Suthatta Sornprasert, Surangrat Srisurapanont, Wannee Kantakamalakul, Palanee Amaranond, Ruengpung Sutthent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4936745?pdf=render