Incidence and neutralizing antibody seroprevalence of influenza B virus in Egypt: Results of a community-based cohort study.

Since 2000, two lineages of influenza B viruses, Victoria and Yamagata, have been circulating at similar frequencies worldwide. Little is known about the circulation of those viruses in Egypt. This study aims to describe the epidemiology of influenza B virus infections in Egypt, 2017-2019. This was...

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Main Authors: Noura M Abo Shama, Sara H Mahmoud, Ola Bagato, Elsayed Tarek AbdElsalam, Maha Alkhazindar, Ahmed Kandeil, Pamela P McKenzie, Richard J Webby, Mohamed A Ali, Ghazi Kayali, Rabeh El-Shesheny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269321