Title
Phylogeography of influenza A(H3N2) virus in Peru, 2010–2012
Date Issued
23 July 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Pollett S.
Nelson M.I.
Kasper M.
Simons M.
Silva M.
Lin X.
Halpin R.A.
Fedorova N.
Stockwell T.B.
Wentworth D.
Holmes E.C.
Bausch D.G.
United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6
United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6
Publisher(s)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Abstract
It remains unclear whether lineages of influenza A(H3N2) virus can persist in the tropics and seed temperate areas. We used viral gene sequence data sampled from Peru to test this source–sink model for a Latin American country. Viruses were obtained during 2010–2012 from influenza surveillance cohorts in Cusco, Tumbes, Puerto Maldonado, and Lima. Specimens positive for influenza A(H3N2) virus were randomly selected and underwent hemagglutinin sequencing and phylogeographic analyses. Analysis of 389 hemagglutinin sequences from Peru and 2,192 global sequences demonstrated interseasonal extinction of Peruvian lineages. Extensive mixing occurred with global clades, but some spatial structure was observed at all sites; this structure was weakest in Lima and Puerto Maldonado, indicating that these locations may experience greater viral traffic. The broad diversity and co-circulation of many simultaneous lineages of H3N2 virus in Peru suggests that this country should not be overlooked as a potential source for novel pandemic strains.
Start page
1330
End page
1338
Volume
21
Issue
8
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Epidemiología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84937394367
PubMed ID
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Resource of which it is part
Emerging Infectious Diseases
ISSN of the container
10806040
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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