Hemagglutinin Gene Clade 3C.2a Influenza A(H3N2) Viruses, Alachua County, Florida, USA, 2014–15

Influenza A(H3N2) strains isolated during 2014–15 in Alachua County, Florida, USA, belonged to hemagglutinin gene clade 3C.2a. High rates of influenza-like illness and confirmed influenza cases in children were associated with a decrease in estimated vaccine effectiveness. Illnesses were milder than...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2016-01, Vol.22 (1), p.121-123
Main Authors: Lednicky, John A, Iovine, Nicole M, Brew, Joe, Loeb, Julia C, Sugimoto, Jonathan D, Rand, Kenneth H, Morris, J. Glenn, Jr
Format: Article
Language:English
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Dispatch
Distribution
Florida
Gene expression
Genetic aspects
hemagglutinin
influenza
influenza A(H3N2)
Influenza viruses
Physiological aspects
vaccines
viruses
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Summary:Influenza A(H3N2) strains isolated during 2014–15 in Alachua County, Florida, USA, belonged to hemagglutinin gene clade 3C.2a. High rates of influenza-like illness and confirmed influenza cases in children were associated with a decrease in estimated vaccine effectiveness. Illnesses were milder than in 2013–14; severe cases were concentrated in elderly patients with underlying diseases.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2201.151019