Phylogenetic and evolutionary history of influenza B viruses, which caused a large epidemic in 2011-2012, Taiwan.

The annual recurrence of the influenza epidemic is considered to be primarily associated with immune escape due to changes to the virus. In 2011-2012, the influenza B epidemic in Taiwan was unusually large, and influenza B was predominant for a long time. To investigate the genetic dynamics of influ...

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Main Authors: Ji-Rong Yang, Yuan-Pin Huang, Feng-Yee Chang, Li-Ching Hsu, Yu-Cheng Lin, Hsiang-Yi Huang, Fu-Ting Wu, Ho-Sheng Wu, Ming-Tsan Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3470568?pdf=render