Early Season Pediatric Influenza B/Victoria Virus Infections Associated with a Recently Emerged Virus Subclade — Louisiana, 2019 | MMWR

Early Season Pediatric Influenza B/Victoria Virus Infections Associated with a Recently Emerged Virus Subclade — Louisiana, 2019 | MMWR

MMWR: Outbreak of Influenza B/Victoria Virus Infections in Louisiana, 2019

This flu season, Louisiana saw unusually early flu activity caused mostly by influenza B viruses, which now predominate nationally. CDC and Louisiana health officials investigated and summarized their findings in the latest MMWR report.

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Early Season Pediatric Influenza B/Victoria Virus Infections Associated with a Recently Emerged Virus Subclade — Louisiana, 2019

Early Release / January 10, 2020 / 69

Daniel Owusu, DrPH1,2; Julie Hand, MSPH3; Mark W. Tenforde, MD, PhD1,2; Leora R. Feldstein, PhD2; Juliana DaSilva, MA2; John Barnes, PhD2; Grace Lee, MD4; Juliet Tran, MD4; Theresa Sokol, MPH3; Alicia M. Fry, MD2; Lynnette Brammer, MPH2; Melissa A. Rolfes, PhD2 (View author affiliations)