Genetic characterization of circulating
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Anurodh S. Agrawal; Mehuli Sarkar; Swati Ghosh; Tapasi Roy; Sekhar Chakrabarti;
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Article
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2010
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Influenza surveillance was implemented in Kolkata, eastern India in 2005 to identify the circulating subtypes and characterize their genetic diversity. Throat and nasal swabs were collected from outpatients with influenza-like illness (ILI). Of 2844 ILI cases identified at two referral hospitals dur