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Influenza Vaccines
New influenza vaccines study findings have been published by scientists at Pasteur Institute of Iran
June 17th, 2009
A report, 'Molecular analysis of human influenza virus in Tehran, Iran,' is newly published data in Intervirology. According to a study from Iran, "To date there are no reports of molecular and phylogenetic analyses of human influenza virus in Tehran, Iran. We isolated and characterized circulating influenza viruses in a sample of patients in Tehran." "Nasal and pharyngeal swabs were collected from 57 individuals who were suspected of having influenza between October 2005 and January 2007. These samples were cultured and subsequently genotyped by RT-PCR and sequencing analyses. Twelve of 57 samples (21%) were positive for human influenza virus. Out of the 12...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-06-17)
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