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Epidemiological and evolutionary dynamics of influenza B virus in coastal Kenya as revealed by genomic analysis of strains sampled over a single season
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Report
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Virus Evolution. July, 2020, Vol. 6 Issue 2, p1, 13 p.
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English
Abstract
The genomic epidemiology of influenza B virus (IBV) remains understudied in Africa despite significance to design of effective local and global control strategies. We undertook surveillance throughout 2016 in coastal Kenya, recruiting individuals presenting with acute respiratory illness at nine outpatient health facilities (any age) or admitted to the Kilifi County Hospital ( Key words: Kenya; influenza B; transmission; genomics; evolution; reassortment.
1. Introduction Human influenza B virus (IBV) is responsible for about 30 percent of the influenza virus morbidity and mortality during seasonal influenza epidemics (Paul Glezen et al. 2013; Seleka [...]
1. Introduction Human influenza B virus (IBV) is responsible for about 30 percent of the influenza virus morbidity and mortality during seasonal influenza epidemics (Paul Glezen et al. 2013; Seleka [...]