Seasonality of Influenza A(H3N2) Virus: A Hong Kong Perspective (1997–2006)
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Seasonality of Influenza A(H3N2) Virus: A Hong Kong Perspective (1997–2006)
BACKGROUND The underlying basis for the seasonality of influenza A viruses is still uncertain. Phylogenetic studies investigated this phenomenon but have lacked sequences from more subtropical and tropical regions, particularly from Southeast Asia. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS 281 complete hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) sequences were obtained from influenza A(H3N2) viruses, coll...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS ONE
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002768