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Rapid spread and diversification of respiratory syncytial virus genotype ON1, Kenya.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Jun 2014
Agoti Charles N, Otieno James R, Gitahi Caroline W, Cane Patricia A, Nokes D James
Abstract excerpt
Respiratory syncytial virus genotype ON1, which is characterized by a 72-nt duplication in the attachment protein gene, has been detected in >10 countries since first identified in Ontario, Canada, in 2010. We describe 2 waves of genotype ON1 infections among children admitted to a rural hospital in Kenya during 2012. Phylogenetic analysis of attachment protein gene sequences showed multiple introductions of...
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