Variation by lineage in serum antibody responses to influenza B virus infections.

Two lineages of influenza B virus currently co-circulate and have distinct antigenicity, termed Victoria and Yamagata after the B/Victoria/2/87 and B/Yamagata/16/88 strains, respectively. We analyzed antibody titer dynamics following PCR-confirmed influenza B virus infection in a longitudinal commun...

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Main Authors: Yiu Chung Lau, Ranawaka A P M Perera, Vicky J Fang, Long Hei Luk, Daniel K W Chu, Peng Wu, Ian G Barr, J S Malik Peiris, Benjamin J Cowling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241693