title: Start of the influenza season 2008-9 in Europe - increasing influenza activity moving from West to East dominated by A(H3N2).
abstract: The influenza season 2008-9 started in week 49 of 2008 and is so far characterised by influenza virus type A subtype H3N2. Isolates of this subtype that were tested proved susceptible to neuraminidase inhibitors, but resistant to M2 inhibitors. The circulating A(H3N2) viruses are antigenically similar to the component in the current northern hemisphere influenza vaccine.
authors.affiliation: Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom. Nichola.Goddard@hpa.org.uk
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authors.lastname: Goddard
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authors.lastname: Zucs
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authors.lastname: Ciancio
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authors.lastname: Plata
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authors.lastname: Hungnes
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authors.lastname: Mazick
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authors.lastname: Meijer
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authors.lastname: Hay
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authors.lastname: Daniels
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authors.lastname: Nicoll
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mesh_terms: D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D053122:Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors