Genetic Structure of Human A/H1N1 and A/H3N2 Influenza Virus on Corsica Island: Phylogenetic Analysis and Vaccine Strain Match, 2006-2010

• Published in: Plos One 9 (6), . (2011)
• Main Authors: Falchi, Alessandra, Amoros, Jean Pierre, Arena, Christophe, Arrighi, Jean, Casabianca, François, Andreoletti, Laurent, Turbelin, Clement, Flahault, Antoine, Blanchon, Thierry, Hanslik, Thomas, Varesi, Laurent
• Format: Publication
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: A VIRUS; ANTIGENIC DISTANCE; EPIDEMIC; EVOLUTION; H1N1; HA GENE; HEMAGGLUTININ; MAXIMUM-LIKELIHOOD; POSITIVE SELECTION; RT-PCR

Background: The aim of this study was to analyse the genetic patterns of Hemagglutinin (HA) genes of influenza A strains circulating on Corsica Island during the 2006-2009 epidemic seasons and the 2009-2010 pandemic season. [br/]Methods: Nasopharyngeal samples from 371 patients with influenza-like i...