Influenza B viruses (IBVs) circulate annually along with influenza A (IAV) strains during
seasonal epidemics. IBV can dominate influenza seasons and cause severe disease …

Influenza viruses cause infectious respiratory disease characterized by fever, myalgia, and
congestion, ranging in severity from mild to life-threating. Although enormous efforts have …

Seasonal influenza is a cause of hospitalization, especially in people with underlying
disease or extreme age, and its severity may differ depending on the types and subtypes of …

A substantial proportion of influenza-related childhood deaths are due to infection with
influenza B viruses, which co-circulate in the human population as two antigenically distinct …

BACKGROUND: The extent to which influenza A and B infection differs remains uncertain.
METHODS: Using active surveillance data from the Canadian Immunization Monitoring …

Influenza B viruses cause significant morbidity and mortality, particularly in children, but the
awareness of their impact is often less than influenza A viruses partly due to their lack of …

Influenza B viruses cause seasonal epidemics and are a considerable burden to public
health. However, protection by current seasonal vaccines is suboptimal due to the antigenic …

Influenza control strategies focus on the use of trivalent influenza vaccines containing two
influenza A virus subtypes and one of the two circulating influenza type B lineages …

There is a strong need for a new broad-spectrum antiinfluenza therapeutic, as vaccination
and existing treatments are only moderately effective. We previously engineered a lectin …

Objective Respiratory viral diseases have posed a persistent threat to public health due to
their high transmissibility. Influenza virus and SARS-Cov-2 are both respiratory viruses that …