Epidemiological and virological characteristics of influenza B : results of the Global Influenza B Study

© 2015 The Authors. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd..

INTRODUCTION: Literature on influenza focuses on influenza A, despite influenza B having a large public health impact. The Global Influenza B Study aims to collect information on global epidemiology and burden of disease of influenza B since 2000.

METHODS: Twenty-six countries in the Southern (n = 5) and Northern (n = 7) hemispheres and intertropical belt (n = 14) provided virological and epidemiological data. We calculated the proportion of influenza cases due to type B and Victoria and Yamagata lineages in each country and season; tested the correlation between proportion of influenza B and maximum weekly influenza-like illness (ILI) rate during the same season; determined the frequency of vaccine mismatches; and described the age distribution of cases by virus type.

RESULTS: The database included 935 673 influenza cases (2000-2013). Overall median proportion of influenza B was 22·6%, with no statistically significant differences across seasons. During seasons where influenza B was dominant or co-circulated (>20% of total detections), Victoria and Yamagata lineages predominated during 64% and 36% of seasons, respectively, and a vaccine mismatch was observed in ≈25% of seasons. Proportion of influenza B was inversely correlated with maximum ILI rate in the same season in the Northern and (with borderline significance) Southern hemispheres. Patients infected with influenza B were usually younger (5-17 years) than patients infected with influenza A.

CONCLUSION: Influenza B is a common disease with some epidemiological differences from influenza A. This should be considered when optimizing control/prevention strategies in different regions and reducing the global burden of disease due to influenza.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9 Suppl 1

Enthalten in:

Influenza and other respiratory viruses - 9 Suppl 1(2015) vom: 21. Aug., Seite 3-12

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Caini, Saverio [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Q Sue [VerfasserIn]
Ciblak, Meral A [VerfasserIn]
Kusznierz, Gabriela [VerfasserIn]
Owen, Rhonda [VerfasserIn]
Wangchuk, Sonam [VerfasserIn]
Henriques, Cláudio M P [VerfasserIn]
Njouom, Richard [VerfasserIn]
Fasce, Rodrigo A [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Hongjie [VerfasserIn]
Feng, Luzhao [VerfasserIn]
Zambon, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Clara, Alexey W [VerfasserIn]
Kosasih, Herman [VerfasserIn]
Puzelli, Simona [VerfasserIn]
Kadjo, Herve A [VerfasserIn]
Emukule, Gideon [VerfasserIn]
Heraud, Jean-Michel [VerfasserIn]
Ang, Li Wei [VerfasserIn]
Venter, Marietjie [VerfasserIn]
Mironenko, Alla [VerfasserIn]
Brammer, Lynnette [VerfasserIn]
Mai, Le Thi Quynh [VerfasserIn]
Schellevis, François [VerfasserIn]
Plotkin, Stanley [VerfasserIn]
Paget, John [VerfasserIn]
Global Influenza B Study [VerfasserIn]
Rudi, Juan Manuel [Sonstige Person]
Dorji, Kunzang [Sonstige Person]
Marins, José Ricardo Pio [Sonstige Person]
de Almeida, Walquiria Aparecida Ferreira [Sonstige Person]
Vernet, Marie-Astrid [Sonstige Person]
Vernet, Guy [Sonstige Person]
Andrade, Winston [Sonstige Person]
Yang, Juan [Sonstige Person]
Li, Ming [Sonstige Person]
Lara, Jenny [Sonstige Person]
de Lozano, Celina [Sonstige Person]
Pebody, Richard [Sonstige Person]
Ellis, Joanna [Sonstige Person]
Green, Helen [Sonstige Person]
Castillo, Leticia [Sonstige Person]
Matute, Maria Luisa [Sonstige Person]
Nurhayati [Sonstige Person]
Donatelli, Isabella [Sonstige Person]
Daouda, Coulibaly [Sonstige Person]
Mott, Joshua A [Sonstige Person]
Razanajatovo, Norosoa Harline [Sonstige Person]
Randrianasolo, Laurence [Sonstige Person]
Lopez, Liza [Sonstige Person]
Balmaseda, Angel [Sonstige Person]
Moreno, Brechla [Sonstige Person]
Cutter, Jeffrey [Sonstige Person]
Lee, Vernon J [Sonstige Person]
Cohen, Cheryl [Sonstige Person]
Badur, Selim [Sonstige Person]
Radchenko, Larysa [Sonstige Person]
Bresee, Joseph [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Burden of disease
Epidemiology
Global Influenza B Study (GIBS)
Influenza
Influenza Vaccines
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Vaccination
Vaccine mismatch

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Date Completed 31.05.2016

Date Revised 08.04.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/irv.12319

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NLM251668401