The epidemiological signature of influenza B virus and its B/Victoria and B/Yamagata lineages in the 21st century.

The epidemiological signature of influenza B virus and its B/Victoria and B/Yamagata lineages in the 21st century.

We describe the epidemiological characteristics, pattern of circulation, and geographical distribution of influenza B viruses and its lineages using data from the Global Influenza B Study. We included over 1.8 million influenza cases occurred in thirty-one countries during 2000-2018. We calculated t...

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Main Authors: Saverio Caini, Gabriela Kusznierz, Verònica Vera Garate, Sonam Wangchuk, Binay Thapa, Francisco José de Paula Júnior, Walquiria Aparecida Ferreira de Almeida, Richard Njouom, Rodrigo A Fasce, Patricia Bustos, Luzhao Feng, Zhibin Peng, Jenny Lara Araya, Alfredo Bruno, Doménica de Mora, Mónica Jeannette Barahona de Gámez, Richard Pebody, Maria Zambon, Rocio Higueros, Rudevelinda Rivera, Herman Kosasih, Maria Rita Castrucci, Antonino Bella, Hervé A Kadjo, Coulibaly Daouda, Ainash Makusheva, Olga Bessonova, Sandra S Chaves, Gideon O Emukule, Jean-Michel Heraud, Norosoa H Razanajatovo, Amal Barakat, Fatima El Falaki, Adam Meijer, Gé A Donker, Q Sue Huang, Tim Wood, Angel Balmaseda, Rakhee Palekar, Brechla Moreno Arévalo, Ana Paula Rodrigues, Raquel Guiomar, Vernon Jian Ming Lee, Li Wei Ang, Cheryl Cohen, Florette Treurnicht, Alla Mironenko, Olha Holubka, Joseph Bresee, Lynnette Brammer, Mai T Q Le, Phuong V M Hoang, Clotilde El Guerche-Séblain, John Paget, Global Influenza B Study team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222381

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