Genetic Characterization of Circulating 2015 A(H1N1)pdm09 Influenza Viruses from Eastern India.

ABSTRACT: In 2015, the swine derived A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic strain outbreak became widespread throughout the different states of India. The reported cases and deaths in 2015 surpassed the previous years with more than 39000 laboratory confirmed cases and a death toll of more than 2500 people. There are relatively limited complete genetic sequences available for this virus from Asian countries. In this study, we describe the full genome analysis of influenza 2015 A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses isolated from West Bengal between January through December 2015. The phylogenetic analysis of the haemagglutinin sequence revealed clustering with globally circulating strains of genogroup 6B. This was further confirmed by the constructed concatenated tree using all eight complete gene segments of Kolkata A(H1N1)pdm09 iso

SUBMITTER: Mukherjee A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5172622 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature