Zhurnal mikrobiologii, epidemiologii, i immunobiologii
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Zh. Mikrobiol. Epidemiol. Immunobiol. · Jan 2011
[Pandemic influenza virus A (H1N1) in Amur region in autumn 2009].
Isolation and study of molecular genetic characteristics of pandemic influenza virus A (H1N1) circulated in Amur region in autumn 2009 as well as testing of serum samples taken from citizens of this region during November- December 2009 in order to measure levels of antibodies to socially significant serotypes of influenza A virus. ⋯ Final seroepidemiological picture of distribution of pandemic virus in Amur region matches with the one for seasonal influenza virus A (H1N1): > 60% of seropositive persons were registered in age group < 18 years old, and this proportion increases with increasing age.