Cross sectional survey of influenza antibodies before and during the 2009 pandemic in Shenzhen, China.
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SUBMITTER: Wu CL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3558489 | biostudies-literature | 2013
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Cross sectional survey of influenza antibodies before and during the 2009 pandemic in Shenzhen, China.
Wu Chun-Li CL Lu Juan J Wang Maggie Haitian MH Lv Xing X Chen Ying Y Kung Hsiang-fu HF Zee Benny B Cheng Xiao-wen XW He Ming-Liang ML He Ming-Liang ML
PloS one 20130129 1
Much information is available for the 2009 H1N1 influenza immunity response, but little is known about the antibody change in seasonal influenza before and during the novel influenza A pandemic. In this study, we conducted a cross-sectional serological survey of 4 types of major seasonal influenza in March and September 2009 on a full range of age groups, to investigate seasonal influenza immunity response before and during the outbreak of the sH1N1 influenza in Shenzhen - the largest migration ...[more]
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