Etiology of influenza viruses isolated in Russia from 1998 up to present time

N I Konovalova; O M Litvinova; T M Gudkova; T G Lobova; V A Grigorieva; M U Eropkin; I B Yaglovskaya

doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.05.104

Etiology of influenza viruses isolated in Russia from 1998 up to present time

Vaccine. 2006 Nov 10;24(44-46):6697-700. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.05.104. Epub 2006 Jun 19.

Authors

N I Konovalova¹, O M Litvinova, T M Gudkova, T G Lobova, V A Grigorieva, M U Eropkin, I B Yaglovskaya

Affiliation

¹ Influenza Research Institute, Russian Medical Academy, St. Petersburg, Russia. meropkin@rambler.ru

PMID: 16920234
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.05.104

Abstract

Influenza epidemic events in Russia from 1998 up to 2005 were associated with the circulation of influenza A (H3N2), A (H1N1) and B viruses. The antigenic analysis revealed that the evolution of A (H3N2) viruses proceeded as following: A/Sydney/05/97-->A/Panama/2007/99-->A/Fujian/411/02-->A/Wellington/01/04; A (H1N1) viruses: A/Bayern/07/95-->A/Bejing/262/95-->A/New Caledonia/20/99; B viruses evolved as two distinct lineages: Victoria- and Yamagata-like viruses. Our results have shown that the evolution in Russia coincided the World trends.

MeSH terms

Antigens, Viral / genetics
Biological Evolution*
Humans
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / immunology
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / isolation & purification*
Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype / immunology
Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype / isolation & purification*
Influenza B virus / classification
Influenza B virus / immunology
Influenza B virus / isolation & purification*
Influenza, Human / blood
Influenza, Human / epidemiology*
Influenza, Human / etiology
Influenza, Human / virology*
Russia / epidemiology
Seroepidemiologic Studies

Substances

Antigens, Viral