Can computers predict the epidemic strains of seasonal influenza viruses? |
Human influenza viruses mutate from time to time, causing annual epidemics worldwide. The strong immune pressure in the human population selects a new variant every year, and the antigenic change is one of the primary reasons why vaccination is not a perfect measure to control seasonal influenza. Thus prediction of antigenic change of influenza A virus has been one of the major public health goals. In this talk, bioinformatics technologies that have been developed to achieve this goal will be introduced.
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