Open AccessCocirculation and Evolution of Two Lineages of Influenza B Viruses in Europe and Israel in the 2001-2002 Season
Author(s) -
X. Sherry,
Trentice V. Bolar,
Ping Zhao,
Ruth Rappaport,
SheauMei Cheng
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.41.12.5770-5773.2003
Subject(s) - reassortment , biology , phylogenetic tree , virology , virus , genetics , covid-19 , gene , medicine , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Forty-nine influenza B virus isolates collected in Belgium, Finland, Spain, and Israel during the 2001-2002 winter season were categorized into either of two lineages, B/Yamagata/16/88 or B/Victoria/2/87, based on the phylogenetic studies of HA1 sequences. The data trace the geographic spread of B/Victoria/2/87-like viruses and support the emergence of B/Hong Kong/1351/02-like viruses, possibly due to selective advantages of reassortment.