Rao, B LKadam, S SPawar, M S2001-11-252009-05-272001-11-252009-05-272001-11-25Rao BL, Kadam SS, Pawar MS. Isolation of recent variant influenza types A(H3N2), A (H1N1) & B strains in Pune, India. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2001 Nov; 114(): 157-9http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/17910A total of 293 patients with influenza like illness were investigated during the course of continuous surveillance on influenza in Pune, India in 2000. The throat/nasal swab specimens collected from these patients were inoculated in MDCK cell culture and influenza types A(H3N2), A(H1N1) and type B strains were isolated. They were identified as similar to the recently prevalent variant strains; A/Sydney/05/97(H3N2), A/New Caledonia/20/99(H1N1) and B/Sichuan/379/99. The latter two were the new variant strains reported for the first time in Pune. It is important to note that A(H1N1) strains were isolated in Pune during 2000 after a gap of 10 yr.engAnimalsCell LineDogsGenetic VariationHumansIndia --epidemiologyInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInfluenza A Virus, H3N2 SubtypeInfluenza A virus --classificationInfluenza B virus --classificationInfluenza, Human --epidemiologyJournal Article