Characterization of an influenza B virus isolated from a fatal case of myocarditis in a pediatric patient in Italy

• Main Authors: Simona Puzelli (Author), Marzia Facchini (Author), Sara Piacentini (Author), Giuseppina Di Mario (Author), Maria Eugenia Colucci (Author), Laura Calzoletti (Author), Concetta Fabiani (Author), Angela Di Martino (Author), Licia Veronesi (Author), Giacomo Biasucci (Author), Mauro Codeluppi (Author), Giuliana Lo Cascio (Author), Roberta Schiavo (Author), Alessandra Rampini (Author), Paola Affanni (Author), Anna Teresa Palamara (Author), Paola Stefanelli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Influenza B is one of the infective agents that can cause rapid and fatal myocarditis in children. Here, we describe a fatal case of myocarditis in a previously healthy child, after infection with an influenza B/Victoria-lineage virus during the 2022-23 epidemic season in Italy. Influenza B virus wa...