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Genetic variability among complete human respiratory syncytial virus subgroup A genomes: bridging molecular evolutionary dynamics and epidemiology.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Tan Lydia, Lemey Philippe, Houspie Lieselot, Viveen Marco C, Jansen Nicolaas J G, van Loon Anton M, Wiertz Emmanuel, van Bleek Grada M, Martin Darren P, Coenjaerts Frank E
Abstract excerpt
Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an important cause of severe lower respiratory tract infections in infants and the elderly. In the vast majority of cases, however, RSV infections run mild and symptoms resemble those of a common cold. The immunological, clinical, and epidemiological profile of severe RSV infections suggests a disease caused by a virus with typical seasonal transmission behavior, lacking...
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