Epidemiological and genetic characterization of pH1N1 and H3N2 influenza viruses circulated in MENA region during 2009–2017

Abstract Background Influenza surveillance is necessary for detection of emerging variants of epidemiologic and clinical significance. This study describes the epidemiology of influenza types A and B, and molecular characteristics of surface glycoproteins (hemagglutinin [HA] and neuraminidase [NA])...

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Main Authors: Hebah A. Al Khatib, Asmaa A. Al Thani, Imed Gallouzi, Hadi M. Yassine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-3930-6