We are very grateful to the GISAID Initiative and all its data contributors, i.e. the Authors from the Originating laboratories responsible for obtaining the specimens and the Submitting laboratories where genetic sequence data were generated and shared via the GISAID Initiative, on which this research is based.
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Note: When using results from these analyses in your manuscript, ensure that you also acknowledge the Contributors of data, i.e. We gratefully acknowledge all the Authors from the Originating laboratories responsible for obtaining the specimens and the Submitting laboratories where genetic sequence data were generated and shared via the GISAID Initiative, on which this research is based and cite the following reference Shu, Y., McCauley, J. (2017) GISAID: Global initiative on sharing all influenza data – from vision to reality. EuroSurveillance, 22(13) 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.13.30494 PMCID: PMC5388101