Antigenic drift and epidemiological severity of seasonal influenza in Canada

Abstract Seasonal influenza epidemics circulate globally every year with varying levels of severity. One of the major drivers of this seasonal variation is thought to be the antigenic drift of influenza viruses, resulting from the accumulation of mutations in viral surface proteins. In this study, w...

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Main Authors: Zishu Chen, Christina Bancej, Liza Lee, David Champredon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-19996-7