Novel Respiratory Syncytial Virus A Genotype, Germany, 2011–2012

doi:10.3201/eid1906.121582

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Novel Respiratory Syncytial Virus A Genotype, Germany, 2011–2012

6 May 2013

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To the Editor: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of severe respiratory disease in infants and elderly persons.RSV strains have been divided into 2 major antigenic groups (A and B), which are further divided into several genotypes.The main genetic and antigenic differences between genotypes are found within the 2 hypervariable regions of the attachment (G) glycoprotein.In 1999, a novel RSV B...

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