Table 4. Details of the influenza A(H3N2) reference sequences retrieved from the Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Data (GISAID)’s EpiFlu database for phylogenetic analysis of HA1 in this study.
| Isolate name | Segment ID | Country | Originating laboratory | Submitting laboratory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A/Perth/16/2009 | EPI211334 | Australia | WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| A/Stockholm/18/2011 | EPI326139 | Sweden | Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control | National Institute for Medical Research |
| A/AthensGR/112/2012 | EPI358885 | Greece | Hellenic Pasteur Institute | National Institute for Medical Research |
| A/Missouri/17/2016 | EPI827323 | United States | Missouri Department. of Health & Senior Services | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| A/Switzerland/9715293/2013 | EPI530687 | Switzerland | Hopital Cantonal Universitaire de Geneves | National Institute for Medical Research |
| A/New York/83/2016 | EPI827354 | United States | New York State Department of Health | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| A/Netherlands/525/2014 | EPI574644 | The Netherlands | National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) | National Institute for Medical Research |
| A/Samara/73/2013 | EPI460558 | Russian Federation | WHO National Influenza Centre Russian Federation | National Institute for Medical Research |
| A/HongKong/146/2013 | EPI426061 | Hong Kong (SAR) | Government Virus Unit | National Institute for Medical Research |
| A/Texas/50/2012 | EPI391247 | United States | Texas Department of State Health Services-Laboratory Services | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| A/Victoria/361/2011 | EPI349106 | Australia | Melbourne Pathology | WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza |
| A/South Africa/VW0073/2016 | EPI829365 | South Africa | Sandringham, National Institute for Communicable D | Crick Worldwide Influenza Centre |
| A/Moscow/135/2016 | EPI781640 | Russian Federation | Ivanovsky Research Institute of Virology RAMS | Crick Worldwide Influenza Centre |
| A/HongKong/4801/2014 | EPI539576 | Hong Kong (SAR) | Government Virus Unit | National Institute for Medical Research |
| A/Antsirabe/2047/2016 | EPI824058 | Madagascar | Institut Pasteur de Madagascar | Crick Worldwide Influenza Centre |
| A/CoteD'Ivoire/697/2016 | EPI781616 | Cote d'Ivoire | Pasteur Institut of Côte d'Ivoire | Crick Worldwide Influenza Centre |
| A/Bolzano/7/2016 | EPI773595 | Italy | Istituto Superiore di Sanità | Crick Worldwide Influenza Centre |
| A/Slovenia/3188/2015 | EPI699750 | Slovenia | Laboratory for Virology, National Institute of Public Health | Crick Worldwide Influenza Centre |
| A/Kazakhstan/4700/2016 | EPI781622 | Kazakhstan | National Reference Laboratory | Crick Worldwide Influenza Centre |
| A/Scotland/63440583/2016 | EPI831436 | United Kingdom | Gart Naval General Hospital | Microbiology Services Colindale, Public Health England |
| A/Norway/3806/2016 | EPI829343 | Norway | WHO National Influenza Centre | Crick Worldwide Influenza Centre |
The authors gratefully acknowledge the originating and submitting laboratories who contributed sequences that were used in this study.