Whole-Genome Characterization of a Novel Human Influenza A(H1N2) Virus Variant, Brazil

oleh: Paola Cristina Resende, Priscila Silva Born, Aline Rocha Matos, Fernando Couto Motta, Braulia Costa Caetano, Maria do Carmo Debur, Irina Nastassja Riediger, David Brown, Marilda M. Siqueira

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Diterbitkan: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-01-01

Deskripsi

We report the characterization of a novel reassortant influenza A(H1N2) virus not previously reported in humans. Recovered from a a pig farm worker in southeast Brazil who had influenza-like illness, this virus is a triple reassortant containing gene segments from subtypes H1N2 (hemagglutinin), H3N2 (neuraminidase), and pandemic H1N1 (remaining genes).