{
  "id": 8828617,
  "title": "Contemporary Victoria and Yamagata Influenza B Viruses Elicit Lineage-Specific Differences in Innate Immunity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/contemporary-victoria-and-yamagata-influenza-b-viruses-elicit-lineage",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.17.752522v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The two influenza B virus (FLUBV) lineages, Victoria and Yamagata, have continued to diverge since their separation in the 1970s, resulting in distinct antigenic characteristics and differences in immunity and cross-protection. Human epidemiological observations and experimental studies have identified lineage-specific differences in adaptive immune responses elicited by contemporary viruses,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}