@article{08741252ba4e45cb96e86a583fc96fe9,
title = "Local persistence and global dissemination play a significant role in the circulation of influenza B viruses in Leyte Island, Philippines",
abstract = "The local and global transmission dynamics of influenza B virus is not completely understood mainly because of limited epidemiological and sequence data for influenza B virus. Here we report epidemiological and molecular characteristics of influenza B viruses from 2010 to 2013 in Leyte Island, Philippines. Phylogenetic analyses showed global dissemination of the virus among both neighboring and distant areas. The analyses also suggest that southeast Asia is not a distributor of influenza B virus and can introduce the virus from other areas. Furthermore, we found evidence on the local persistence of the virus over years in the Philippines. Taken together, both local persistence and global dissemination play a significant role in the circulation of influenza B virus.",
keywords = "Influenza B virus, Molecular epidemiology, Philippines, Transmission",
author = "Yuki Furuse and Takashi Odagiri and Raita Tamaki and Taro Kamigaki and Hirono Otomaru and Jamie Opinion and Arlene Santo and Donna Dolina-Lacaba and Edgard Daya and Michiko Okamoto and Mariko Saito-Obata and Marianette Inobaya and Alvin Tan and Veronica Tallo and Socorro Lupisan and Akira Suzuki and Hitoshi Oshitani",
note = "Funding Information: We thank the staff of Leyte Provincial Hospital, Tacloban City Health Center, Tanauan Rural Health Unit, and Tohoku-RITM Collaborative Research Team. This work was supported by Grants-in-Aid from the Japan Initiative for Global Research Network on Infectious Diseases (J-GRID) (Grant no. 15fm0108013h0001 ) from Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) , and Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS) (Grant no. 15jm0110001h0006 ) from AMED and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) . The funders were not involved in the study design; data collection, analysis, or interpretation; the writing of the article; or the decision to submit for publication. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 The Authors.",
year = "2016",
month = may,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.virol.2016.02.001",
language = "English",
volume = "492",
pages = "21--24",
journal = "Virology",
issn = "0042-6822",
publisher = "Academic Press Inc.",
}