Influenza B viruses: underestimated and overlooked

Stephen J Kent; Marios Koutsakos

Microbiology Australia (Jan 2021)

Influenza B viruses: underestimated and overlooked

Stephen J Kent,
Marios Koutsakos

Affiliations

Stephen J Kent: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Vic. 3000, Australia; and Melbourne Sexual Health Centre and Department of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Hospital and Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic. 3004, Australia; and ARC Centre for Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic. 3010, Australia
Marios Koutsakos: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Vic. 3000, Australia; and Tel.: +61 3 9035 4179; Email: [email protected]

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 42, no. 3
pp. 110 – 115

Abstract

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Influenza B viruses circulate globally every year causing respiratory disease with significant clinical and socio-economic impacts. IBV are considered exclusive human pathogens with no established animal reservoirs, which suggests with concerted effort it may be possible to eradicate this virus from human circulation. However, this requires a deeper understanding of IBV virology and immunology and the design of vaccines that induce universal immunity to antigenic variants of IBV.

Published in Microbiology Australia

ISSN: 1324-4272 (Print); 2201-9189 (Online)
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Country of publisher: Australia
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: https://www.publish.csiro.au/ma

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