Detection of influenza B lineages from 2001 to 2013 in a tertiary hospital in the city of São Paulo, Brazil

<p>Two antigenically distinct lineages of influenza B viruses, the Victoria-like and Yamagata-like strains, currently circulate among humans. Surveillance from United States of America and Europe over the last 10 years showed that the chance of a correct matching between vaccine and the circul...

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Main Authors: Ana Helena Perosa, Celso Granato, Nancy Bellei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2015-08-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762015000500606&lng=en&tlng=en