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The influence of antigenic variation on influenza A2 epidemics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

Marguerite S. Pereira
Affiliation:
Virus Reference Laboratory
Pratima Chakraverty
Affiliation:
Virus Reference Laboratory
A. R. Pane
Affiliation:
Virus Reference Laboratory
W. B. Fletcher
Affiliation:
Epidemiological Research Laboratory Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale, London N. W. 9
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The antigenic variation of influenza A 2 virus and the antibody present in the population to different variants are described and related to the occurrence of epidemics of influenza in England since 1957.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1969

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