Influenza lineage extinction during the COVID-19 pandemic?

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has seen a notable global reduction in influenza cases of both influenza A and B viruses. In particular, the B/Yamagata lineage has not been isolated from April 2020 to August 2021, suggesting that this influenza lineage may have become extinct, which may provide opportunitie...

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Autores principales: Koutsakos, Marios, Wheatley, Adam K., Laurie, Karen, Kent, Stephen J., Rockman, Steve
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8477979/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34584246
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41579-021-00642-4
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Sumario:The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has seen a notable global reduction in influenza cases of both influenza A and B viruses. In particular, the B/Yamagata lineage has not been isolated from April 2020 to August 2021, suggesting that this influenza lineage may have become extinct, which may provide opportunities for improving availability and effectiveness of influenza vaccines.

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