Influenza B Virus Strain For 2004-2005 To Be Confirmed In March
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
FDA committee recommends switch from a Victoria to a Yamagata lineage influenza B strain. For influenza A, New Caledonia (H1N1) strain will be retained, while a Fujian-like strain will replace this season's Panama-like strain.
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