Lednicky John A, Iovine Nicole M, Brew Joe, Loeb Julia C, Sugimoto Jonathan D, Rand Kenneth H, Morris J Glenn
Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Jan;22(1):121-3. doi: 10.3201/2201.151019.
Influenza A(H3N2) strains isolated during 2014-15 in Alachua County, Florida, USA, belonged to hemagglutinin gene clade 3C.2a. High rates of influenza-like illness and confirmed influenza cases in children were associated with a decrease in estimated vaccine effectiveness. Illnesses were milder than in 2013-14; severe cases were concentrated in elderly patients with underlying diseases.
2014 - 2015年期间在美国佛罗里达州阿拉楚阿县分离出的甲型流感(H3N2)毒株属于血凝素基因3C.2a分支。儿童中流感样疾病和确诊流感病例的高发病率与估计的疫苗效力下降有关。疾病比2013 - 2014年时症状较轻;重症病例集中在患有基础疾病的老年患者中。