Open AccessIsolation of an Influenza C Virus Introduced into Japan by a Traveler from Malaysia
Author(s) -
Yoko Matsuzaki,
Katsuhiko Sato,
Kanetsu Sugawara,
Emi Takashita,
Yasushi Muraki,
Tatsuo Morishita,
Norimichi Kumagai,
Sousuke Suzuki,
Seiji Hongō
Publication year - 2005
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.43.2.993-995.2005
Subject(s) - virus isolation , virus , virology , phylogenetic tree , isolation (microbiology) , strain (injury) , influenza a virus , orthomyxoviridae , biology , genome , pandemic , microbiology and biotechnology , covid-19 , genetics , medicine , gene , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , anatomy , pathology
An influenza C virus was isolated from a Japanese traveler who had visited Malaysia in April 1999. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that the genome composition of this virus was distinct from that of any other strain isolated in Japan. The possibility that a genetically unique influenza C virus was introduced into Japan by a traveler is shown.