WHO recommendations for the viruses to be used in the 2012 Southern Hemisphere Influenza Vaccine: Epidemiology, antigenic and genetic characteristics of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, A(H3N2) and B influenza viruses collected from February to September 2011

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
10969269	Vaccine	2012	11 Pages	PDF

Abstract

âº We provide data used for selection of the 2012 southern hemisphere influenza vaccine. âº Influenza activity for the 2011 southern hemisphere season was low or moderate. âº Co-circulation of A(H1N1)pdm09, A(H3N2) and influenza B viruses continued. âº No change was recommended for the 2012 vaccine composition comparing with 2011.

Keywords

Influenza Human Seasonal Vaccine

Related Topics

Life Sciences Immunology and Microbiology Immunology

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WHO recommendations for the viruses to be used in the 2012 Southern Hemisphere Influenza Vaccine: Epidemiology, antigenic and genetic characteristics of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, A(H3N2) and B influenza viruses collected from February to September 2011

Authors

Alexander I. Klimov, Rebecca Garten, Colin Russell, Ian G. Barr, Terry G. Besselaar, Rod Daniels, Othmar G. Engelhardt, Gary Grohmann, Shigeyuki Itamura, Anne Kelso, John McCauley, Takato Odagiri, Derek Smith, Masato Tashiro, Xiyan Xu, Richard Webby,