Genetic and molecular characterisation of non-tissue culture adapted influenza B viruses detected in Singapore between 2004-2009

• Main Author: Muhammad Raihan Jumat
• Other Authors: Richard J. Sugrue
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Molecular biology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/61078
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In Singapore, both influenza A and B viruses circulate in significant proportions throughout the year, with bi-annual peaks corresponding to the monsoon seasons. This statistic is not shared in most temperate countries where influenza is only prevalent during winter. Exploiting this unique situation...