Influenza A (H3N2) Outbreak, Nepal

Influenza A (H3N2) Outbreak, Nepal

In July 2004, an outbreak of influenza A (H3N2) was detected at 3 Bhutanese refugee camps in southeastern Nepal. Hemagglutination inhibition showed that ≈40% of the viruses from this outbreak were antigenically distinct from the A/Wyoming/3/03 vaccine strain. Four amino acid differences were observe...

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Main Authors: Luke T. Daum, Michael Shaw, Alexander I. Klimov, Linda C. Canas, Elizabeth A. Macias, Debra Niemeyer, James K. Chambers, Robert Renthal, Sanjaya K. Shrestha, Ramesh P. Acharya, Shankar P. Huzdar, Nirmal Rimal, Khin S. Myint, Philip Gould
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Keywords: Influena A
H3N2
Hemagglutinin
genetic drift
variant
Nepal
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/8/05-0302_article

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