Abstract Background The FluChip-8G Influenza A+ B Assay is a multiplexed influenza RT-
PCR and microarray-based assay with same day turnaround time, developed to subtype …

Objective@# To understand the antigenicity and genetic characterization of influenza B virus
HA gene in B/Victoria-lineage virus (BV) in Beijing during 2017-2018.@* Methods@# Thirty …

Infectious diseases have had devastating effects on the human population throughout
history. Due to the discovery of antibiotics and the development of vaccines against …

Although Influenza virus infections threaten thousands of lives each year worldwide and
bear the risk of been an epidemic, little is known about the circulating strains in Saudi …

After 2 minor winter seasons, influenza B viruses were predominantly isolated in the
Province of Quebec, Canada, during the 2000–2001 season representing 74% of laboratory …

Influenza B virus causes significant disease but remains understudied in tropical regions.
We sequenced 72 influenza B viruses collected in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 1995 to …

Objective@# To analyze the epidemiological characteristics and the pathogenic features of
the influenza B virus strains circulating in Anhui province during 2017-2018 influenza …

We identified a child coinfected with influenza B viruses of B/Yamagata and B/Victoria
lineages, in whom we analyzed the occurrence of genetic reassortment. Plaque purification …

Antigenic distinctions between influenza A and B viruses, among various influenza A
subtypes and strains, and between influenza B viruses of different lineages have posed …

Methods Lineages of 331 influenza B viruses were characterized by haemagglutination
inhibition assay against standard reference ferret (Yamagata) and sheep (Victoria) antisera …