Abstract
Influenza B viruses make up an important part of the burden from seasonal influenza globally. The 2015 season in Australia saw an unusual predominance of influ-enza B with a distinctive switch during the season from B/Yamagata/16/88 lineage viruses to B/Victoria/2/87 lineage viruses. We also noted significant differences in the age groups infected by the different B lineages, with B/Victoria infecting a younger population than B/Yamagata, that could not be explained by potential prior exposure.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 21362 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Eurosurveillance |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 28 Jan 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- epidemiology
- influenza
- laboratory
- laboratory surveillance
- molecular methods
- public health policy
- statistics
- surveillance
- vaccines and immunisation
- viral infections
