TY - GEN T1 - Predominance of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus genetic subclade 6B.1 and influenza B/Victoria lineage viruses at the start of the 2015/16 influenza season in Europe AU - Broberg, E. AU - Melidou, A. AU - Prosenc, Katarina AU - Bragstad, K. AU - Hungnes, Olav AU - Schweiger, Brunhilde AU - Wedde, Marianne AU - Biere, Barbara AU - Buda, Silke AB - Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses predominated in the European influenza 2015/16 season. Most analysed viruses clustered in a new genetic subclade 6B.1, antigenically similar to the northern hemisphere vaccine component A/California/7/2009. The predominant influenza B lineage was Victoria compared with Yamagata in the previous season. It remains to be evaluated at the end of the season if these changes affected the effectiveness of the vaccine for the 2015/16 season. KW - surveillance KW - influenza virus KW - A(H1N1)pdm09 KW - emergence KW - influenza B virus KW - season KW - 610 Medizin PY - 2016 LA - eng PB - Robert Koch-Institut, Infektionskrankheiten / Erreger; Robert Koch-Institut, Infektionsepidemiologie VL - 21 IS - 13 DO - 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.13.30184 ER -