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ArticlePloS one2011

Genetic structure of human A/H1N1 and A/H3N2 influenza virus on Corsica Island: phylogenetic analysis and vaccine strain match, 2006-2010.

Alessandra Falchi, Jean Pierre Amoros, Christophe Arena, Jean Arrighi, François Casabianca, Laurent Andreoletti, Clément Turbelin, Antoine Flahault, Thierry Blanchon, Thomas Hanslik and 1 more

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Alessandra FalchiINSERM, UMR-S 707, F-75012, Paris, France. falchi@u707.jussieu.fr
Jean Pierre Amoros
Christophe Arena
Jean Arrighi
François Casabianca
Laurent Andreoletti
Clément Turbelin
Antoine Flahault
Thierry Blanchon
Thomas Hanslik
Laurent Varesi
Université de Corse Pascal Paoli · FRInserm · FRUniversité Paris Cité · FRÉcole des Hautes Études en Santé Publique · FRLaboratoire de Recherches sur le Développement de l'Elevage · FRUniversité de Reims Champagne-Ardenne · FR

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Abstract

backgroundThe aim of this study was to analyse the genetic patterns of Hemagglutinin (HA) genes of influenza A strains circulating on Corsica Island during the 2006-2009 epidemic seasons and the 2009-2010 pandemic season.

methodsNasopharyngeal samples from 371 patients with influenza-like illness (ILI) were collected by General Practitioners (GPs) of the Sentinelles Network through a randomised selection routine.

resultsPhylogenetic analysis of HA revealed that A/H3N2 strains circulating on Corsica were closely related to the WHO recommended vaccine strains in each analyzed season (2006-2007 to 2008-2009). Seasonal Corsican influenza A/H1N1 isolated during the 2007-2008 season had drifted towards the A/Brisbane/59/2007 lineage, the A/H1N1 vaccine strain for the 2008-2009 season. The A/H1N1 2009 (A/H1N1pdm) strains isolated on Corsica Island were characterized by the S220T mutation specific to clade 7 isolates. It should be noted that Corsican isolates formed a separate sub-clade of clade 7 as a consequence of the presence of the fixed substitution D222E. The percentages of the perfect match vaccine efficacy, estimated by using the p(epitope) model, against influenza viruses circulating on Corsica Island varied substantially across the four seasons analyzed, and tend to be highest for A/H1N1 compared with A/H3N2 vaccines, suggesting that cross-immunity seems to be stronger for the H1 HA gene.

conclusionThe molecular analysis of the HA gene of influenza viruses that circulated on Corsica Island between 2006-2010 showed for each season the presence of a dominant lineage characterized by at least one fixed mutation. The A/H3N2 and A/H1N1pdm isolates were characterized by multiples fixation at antigenic sites. The fixation of specific mutations at each outbreak could be explained by the combination of a neutral phenomenon and a founder effect, favoring the presence of a dominant lineage in a closed environment such as Corsica Island.

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Amino Acid SubstitutionFranceGenetic StructuresHumansInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInfluenza A Virus, H3N2 SubtypeInfluenza, HumanInfluenza VaccinesPhylogenyInfluenza Vaccines

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