Open AccessInfluenza A and B viruses in the population of Vojvodina, Serbia
Author(s) -
Jelena Radovanov,
Vesna Milošević,
I C Hrnjakovic,
Vladimir Petrović,
Mioljub Ristić,
I. Elez,
Tamaš Petrović,
Sandra Stefan-Mikić,
Aleksandra Patić,
Aleksandra Jovanović Galović,
Milan Djilas
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
archives of biological sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1821-4339
pISSN - 0354-4664
DOI - 10.2298/abs1401043r
Subject(s) - seroprevalence , subtyping , virology , population , virus , biology , seasonal influenza , medicine , serology , covid-19 , immunology , environmental health , disease , antibody , infectious disease (medical specialty) , computer science , programming language
At present, two influenza A viruses, H1N1pdm09 and H3N2, along with influenza B virus co-circulate in the human population, causing endemic and seasonal epidemic acute febrile respiratory infections, sometimes with life-threatening complications. Detection of influenza viruses in nasopharyngeal swab samples was done by real-time RT-PCR. There were 60.2% (53/88) positive samples in 2010/11, 63.4% (52/82) in 2011/12, and 49.9% (184/369) in 2012/13. Among the positive patients, influenza A viruses were predominant during the first two seasons, while influenza B type was more active during 2012/13. Subtyping of influenza A positive samples revealed the presence of A (H1N1)pdm09 in 2010/11, A (H3N2) in 2011/12, while in 2012/13, both subtypes were detected. The highest seroprevalence against influenza A was in the age-group 30-64, and against influenza B in adults aged 30-64 and >65. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. TR31084
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