Emerging Infectious Diseases (May 2012)

Human Infections with Novel Reassortant Influenza A(H3N2)v Viruses, United States, 2011

  • Stephen Lindstrom,
  • Rebecca Garten,
  • Amanda Balish,
  • Bo Shu,
  • Shannon Emery,
  • LaShondra Berman,
  • Nathelia Barnes,
  • Katrina Sleeman,
  • Larisa Gubareva,
  • Julie Villanueva,
  • Alexander Klimov

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1805.111922
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. 5
pp. 834 – 837

Abstract

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During July–December 2011, a variant virus, influenza A(H3N2)v, caused 12 human cases of influenza. The virus contained genes originating from swine, avian, and human viruses, including the M gene from influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus. Influenza A(H3N2)v viruses were antigenically distinct from seasonal influenza viruses and similar to proposed vaccine virus A/Minnesota/11/2010.

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