Characterization of the epidemic influenza B viruses isolated during 2004-2005 season in Taiwan

被引:21
作者
Lin, Jih-Hui
Chiu, Shu-Chun
Shaw, Michael W.
Lin, Yung-Cheng
Lee, Cheng-Hao
Chen, Hour-Yung
Klimov, Alexander
机构
[1] Ctr Dis Control, Div Res & Lab, Taipei, Taiwan
[2] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Influenza Branch, Atlanta, GA 30333 USA
关键词
influenza B virus; antigenic surveillance; genetic characterization; Taiwan;
D O I
10.1016/j.virusres.2006.11.005
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
To characterize the antigenic and genetic relationships of influenza B viruses isolated during the 2004-2005 season, a total of 11,707 clinical respiratory samples were tested of which 1572 (13.5%) were positive for influenza (463 type A and 1109 type B influenza). Of the type B viruses, 348 isolates collected in different parts of Taiwan were further analyzed. Viruses belonging to both influenza B lineages, B/Yamagata/16/88 (B/Yam) and B/Victoris/2/87 (B/Vic) were detected, although an increasing number of B/Vic lineage isolates was obtained as the season progressed. Recent B/Vic-lineage isolates were found to have additional amino acid substitutions compared to isolates from previous seasons, indicating that viruses of this lineage continue to evolve significantly and may have the capacity to become the dominant influenza B viruses worldwide. Results presented in this report demonstrate that antigenically and genetically distinct viruses within both B/Vic and B/Yam lineages co-circulate and that reassortment among these two lineages occurs frequently contributing to the genetic diversity of the circulating strains. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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