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Molecular surveillance of pandemic influenza A(H1N1) viruses circulating in Italy from May 2009 to February 2010: association between haemagglutinin mutations and clinical outcome
S PuzelliM FacchiniM. A De MarcoA PalmieriD SpagnoloS BorosF CorcioliD TrottaP BagnarelliAnna AzziA CassoneG RezzaM. G PompaF OleariI DonatelliMr CapobianchiGiuseppe FaddaGiorgio Palu'F VitaleP D'agaroC EspositoV GhisettiF AnsaldiA ZanettiLc NelliF. Baldantisubject
MaleMolecular surveillance; Pandemic influenza A(H1N1); Haemagglutinin mutations; Italy from May 2009 to February 2010pandemic influenzasurveillance of pandemic influenza A(H1N1); Molecular surveillance; pandemic influenzaEpidemiologyvirusesHaemagglutinin mutationssurveillance of pandemic influenza A(H1N1)Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicatamedicine.disease_causeSeverity of Illness IndexInfluenza A Virus H1N1 SubtypePandemic influenza A(H1N1)PandemicInfluenza A VirusA(H1N1)ChildMutationReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTransmission (medicine)Adolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Amino Acid Substitution; Child; Child Preschool; Female; Hemagglutinins; Humans; Infant; Influenza A Virus H1N1 Subtype; Influenza Human; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Mutation; Population Surveillance; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; Severity of Illness Index; Sex Distribution; Young Adult; PandemicsMiddle AgedItaly from May 2009 to February 2010Molecular surveillance; pandemic influenza; A(H1N1); Italy; haemagglutinin mutationsHemagglutininsMolecular surveillanceItalyChild PreschoolPopulation SurveillanceFemaleHumanAdultAdolescentBiologyDisease clusterDisease courseYoung AdultAge DistributionVirologyInfluenza HumanmedicineHumansH1N1 SubtypeSex DistributionPreschoolhaemagglutinin mutationsPandemicsAgedMolecular epidemiologyPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthPandemic influenzaInfantVirologyInfluenzaMutational analysisAmino Acid SubstitutionMutationdescription
Haemagglutinin sequences of pandemic influenza A(H1N1) viruses circulating in Italy were examined, focusing on amino acid changes at position 222 because of its suggested pathogenic relevance. Among 169 patients, the D222G substitution was detected in three of 52 (5.8%) severe cases and in one of 117 (0.9%) mild cases, whereas the D222E mutation was more frequent and evenly distributed in mild (31.6%) and severe cases (38.4%). A cluster of D222E viruses among school children confirms reported human-to-human transmission of viruses mutated at amino acid position 222.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-01 | Eurosurveillance |