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SUBMITTER: Ciccozzi M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3109524 | biostudies-literature | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ciccozzi Massimo M Babakir-Mina Muhammed M Lo Presti Alessandra A Marcuccilli Fabbio F Perno Carlo Federico CF Ciotti Marco M
The open virology journal 20110407
During the spring of 2009, a new influenza A (H1N1) virus of swine origin emerged and spread worldwide causing a pandemic influenza. Here, 329 naso-pharyngeal swabs collected from patients with flu-like symptoms were analyzed by real-time PCR for the presence of H1N1 2009 pandemic virus. Twenty-five samples collected from immunocompetent and immunodepressed patients contained the H1N1 pandemic virus. Phylogenetic analysis of the hemagglutinin and neuraminidase genes showed no obvious differences ...[more]