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Comparative Study
. 2003 Dec;41(12):5770-3.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.41.12.5770-5773.2003.

Cocirculation and evolution of two lineages of influenza B viruses in europe and Israel in the 2001-2002 season

X Sherry Chi  1 , Trentice V Bolar, Ping Zhao, Ruth Rappaport, Sheau-Mei Cheng
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Comparative Study

Cocirculation and evolution of two lineages of influenza B viruses in europe and Israel in the 2001-2002 season

X Sherry Chi et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Dec.

Abstract

Forty-nine influenza B virus isolates collected in Belgium, Finland, Spain, and Israel during the 2001-2002 winter season were categorized into either of two lineages, B/Yamagata/16/88 or B/Victoria/2/87, based on the phylogenetic studies of HA1 sequences. The data trace the geographic spread of B/Victoria/2/87-like viruses and support the emergence of B/Hong Kong/1351/02-like viruses, possibly due to selective advantages of reassortment.

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FIG. 1.
Phylogenetic tree based on the nucleotide sequences of HA fragments (nucleotides 98 to 836) of influenza B viruses. Reference strains are indicated by bold letters, and the rest represent all 49 clinical isolates studied. Abbreviations: Victoria 00, B/Victoria/504/00; Yamagata 88, B/Yamagata/16/88; HK1351, B/Hong Kong 1351/02; HK330, B/Hong Kong/330/01; Victoria 87, B/Victoria/2/87.
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