Variation in Influenza B Virus Epidemiology by Lineage, China

Variation in Influenza B Virus Epidemiology by Lineage, China

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Juan Yang, Yiu Chung Lau, Peng Wu, Luzhao Feng, Xiling Wang, Tao Chen, Sheikh T. Ali, Zhibin Peng, Vicky J. Fang, Juanjuan Zhang, Yangni He, Eric H.Y. Lau, Ying Qin, Jing Yang, Jiandong Zheng, Hui Jiang, Hongjie Yu, Benjamin J. Cowling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Influenza B
epidemiology
lineage
Yamagata
Victoria
China
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/8/18-0063_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/8/18-0063_article

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