"Influenza B virus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Species of the genus INFLUENZAVIRUS B that cause HUMAN INFLUENZA and other diseases primarily in humans. Antigenic variation is less extensive than in type A viruses (INFLUENZA A VIRUS) and consequently there is no basis for distinct subtypes or variants. Epidemics are less likely than with INFLUENZA A VIRUS and there have been no pandemics. Previously only found in humans, Influenza B virus has been isolated from seals which may constitute the animal reservoir from which humans are exposed.
| Descriptor ID |
D009981
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.820.545.407.410
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| Concept/Terms |
Influenza B virus- Influenza B virus
- Influenza B viruses
- Orthomyxoviruses Type B
- Influenza Viruses Type B
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Influenza B virus" by people in Profiles.
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Rein JL, Etra AM, Patel JJ, Stein JL, Rivers AL, Gershengorn HB, Awerbuch E, Kreiswirth BN, Koshy SC. Death of woman with peripartum influenza B virus infection and necrotizing pneumonia. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Jul; 20(7):1258-60.
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Terajima M, Babon JA, Co MD, Ennis FA. Cross-reactive human B cell and T cell epitopes between influenza A and B viruses. Virol J. 2013 Jul 26; 10:244.
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Babon JA, Cruz J, Ennis FA, Yin L, Terajima M. A human CD4+ T cell epitope in the influenza hemagglutinin is cross-reactive to influenza A virus subtypes and to influenza B virus. J Virol. 2012 Sep; 86(17):9233-43.