title: Hemagglutinin Gene Clade 3C.2a Influenza A(H3N2) Viruses, Alachua County, Florida, USA, 2014-15.
abstract: Influenza A(H3N2) strains isolated during 2014-15 in Alachua County, Florida, USA, belonged to hemagglutinin gene clade 3C.2a. High rates of influenza-like illness and confirmed influenza cases in children were associated with a decrease in estimated vaccine effectiveness. Illnesses were milder than in 2013-14; severe cases were concentrated in elderly patients with underlying diseases.
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lednicky
authors.forename: Nicole M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Iovine
authors.forename: Joe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brew
authors.forename: Julia C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Loeb
authors.forename: Jonathan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
authors.forename: Kenneth H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Rand
authors.forename: J Glenn
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005431:Florida; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests / Q000379:methods; D006388:Hemagglutinins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D053122:Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000276:immunology; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D006388:Hemagglutinins; D007252:Influenza Vaccines
keywords: Florida; hemagglutinin; influenza; influenza A(H3N2); respiratory infections; vaccines; viruses