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Molecular epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus in The Gambia.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Feb 1999
Cane P A, Weber M, Sanneh M, Dackour R, Pringle C R, Whittle H
Abstract excerpt
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in The Gambia occurs seasonally in association with the rainy season. This study examined the genetic variability of RSV isolates from four consecutive epidemics from 1993-6. Each epidemic was made up of a number of variants which were replaced in subsequent epidemics. Analysis of attachment (G) protein gene sequences showed that isolates were closely related to those...
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