Article
Phylodynamics and dispersal of HRSV entails its permanence in the general population in between yearly outbreaks in children.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Katzov-Eckert Hagit, Botosso Viviane F, Neto Eurico Arruda, Zanotto Paolo Marinho de Andrade
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) is one of the major etiologic agents of respiratory tract infections among children worldwide. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Here through a comprehensive analysis of the two major HRSV groups A and B (n=1983) which comprise of several genotypes, we present a complex pattern of population dynamics of HRSV over a time period of 50 years (1956-2006). Circulation...
Topics
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Disease Outbreaks
- Genotype
- Geography
- Humans
- Infant
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections
- Respiratory Syncytial Viruses
