Tracking the emergence of antigenic variants in influenza A virus epidemics in Brazil

• Published in: Virus evolution Vol. 9; no. 1; p. vead027
• Main Authors: Pillai, Tara K, Johnson, Katherine E, Song, Timothy, Gregianini, Tatiana S, Tatiana G., Baccin, Wang, Guojun, Medina, Rafael A, Van Bakel, Harm, García-Sastre, Adolfo, Nelson, Martha I, Ghedin, Elodie, Veiga, Ana B G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: UK Oxford University Press 2023
• Subjects: Influenza; Rapid Communication; Vaccines; South America; Brazil; severe acute respiratory infection; phylodynamics; virus evolution; influenza A virus; genomic surveillance

Abstract Influenza A virus (IAV) circulation patterns differ in North America and South America, with influenza seasons often characterized by different subtypes and strains. However, South America is relatively undersampled considering the size of its population. To address this gap, we sequenced t...