Epidemic appearance of a new influenza strain in Asia.
An outbreak of influenza associated with increased absenteeism among school-age children occurred during May and June 1975 in Tapei, Taiwan. The virus strain has recently been shown to be antigenically similar to A/Victoria/3/75 which is now active in other areas of the Pacific.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D013624:Taiwan