Open AccessDifferential Antibody Recognition of H3N2 Vaccine and Seasonal Influenza Virus Strains Based on Age, Vaccine Status, and Sex in the 2017–2018 Season
Author(s) -
Rebecca L. Ursin,
Hsuan Liu,
Harrison Powell,
Jason W. Westerbeck,
Kathryn Shaw-Saliba,
Kristyn E. Sylvia,
Katherine Fenstermacher,
Tom Mehoke,
Peter Thielen,
Richard E. Rothman,
Andrew Pekosz,
Sabra L. Klein
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases (online. university of chicago press)/the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jiaa289
Subject(s) - virology , vaccination , influenza vaccine , biology , virus , antigenic drift , population , titer , antibody , live attenuated influenza vaccine , antibody titer , immunology , influenza a virus , medicine , environmental health
An antigenic mismatch between the vaccine and circulating H3N2 strains was hypothesized to contribute to the severity of the 2017-2018 season in North America.