Co-evolution of immunity and seasonal influenza viruses

AX Han, SPJ de Jong, CA Russell - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2023 - nature.com
Seasonal influenza viruses cause recurring global epidemics by continually evolving to
escape host immunity. The viral constraints and host immune responses that limit and drive …

[HTML][HTML] Existing evidence for influenza B virus adaptations to drive replication in humans as the primary host

MJ Pekarek, EA Weaver - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Influenza B virus (IBV) is one of the two major types of influenza viruses that circulate each
year. Unlike influenza A viruses, IBV does not harbor pandemic potential due to its lack of …

The missing season: the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on influenza

CM Zipfel, V Colizza, S Bansal - Vaccine, 2021 - Elsevier
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many have worried that the additional burden of
seasonal influenza would create a devastating scenario, resulting in overwhelmed …

Disentangling the causes of mumps reemergence in the United States

DV Gokhale, TS Brett, B He, AA King… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - pnas.org
Over the past two decades, multiple countries with high vaccine coverage have experienced
resurgent outbreaks of mumps. Worryingly, in these countries, a high proportion of cases …

The effect of nonpharmaceutical interventions on influenza virus transmission

D Chen, T Zhang, S Chen, X Ru, Q Shao… - Frontiers in Public …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background The use of nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) during severe acute
respiratory syndrome 2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks may influence the spread of influenza …

Nowcasting and forecasting seasonal influenza epidemics—China, 2022–2023

Z Du, Z Shao, X Zhang, R Chen, T Chen… - China CDC …, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Seasonal influenza resurged in China in February 2023, causing a large
number of hospitalizations. While influenza epidemics occurred across China during the …

[HTML][HTML] Influenza B Virus Vaccine Innovation through Computational Design

MJ Pekarek, EA Weaver - Pathogens, 2024 - mdpi.com
As respiratory pathogens, influenza B viruses (IBVs) cause a significant socioeconomic
burden each year. Vaccine and antiviral development for influenza viruses has historically …

Genome characterization of influenza A and B viruses in New South Wales, Australia, in 2019: A retrospective study using high‐throughput whole genome sequencing

X Wang, KW Kim, G Walker… - Influenza and Other …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background During the 2019 severe influenza season, New South Wales (NSW)
experienced the highest number of cases in Australia. This study retrospectively investigated …

[HTML][HTML] Cross-protection induced by virus-like particles derived from the influenza B virus

HJ Kang, KB Chu, KW Yoon, GD Eom, J Mao, FS Quan - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The mismatch between the circulating influenza B virus (IBV) and the vaccine strain
contributes to the rapid emergence of IBV infection cases throughout the globe, which …

[HTML][HTML] Adenoviral-Vectored Multivalent Vaccine Provides Durable Protection Against Influenza B Viruses from Victoria-like and Yamagata-like Lineages

MJ Pekarek, A Madapong, J Wiggins… - International Journal of …, 2025 - mdpi.com
Despite annual vaccines, Influenza B viruses (IBVs) continue to cause severe infections and
have a significant impact and burden on the healthcare system. Improving IBV vaccine …