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Re-emergent human adenovirus genome type 7d caused an acute respiratory disease outbreak in Southern China after a twenty-one year absence.
Scientific reports - 8 Dec 2014
Zhao Suhui, Wan Chengsong, Ke Changwen, Seto Jason, Dehghan Shoaleh, Zou Lirong, Zhou Jie, Cheng Zetao, Jing Shuping, Zeng Zhiwei, Zhang Jing, Wan Xuan, Wu Xianbo, Zhao Wei, Zhu Li, Seto Donald, Zhang Qiwei
Abstract excerpt
Human adenoviruses (HAdVs) are highly contagious pathogens causing acute respiratory disease (ARD), among other illnesses. Of the ARD genotypes, HAdV-7 presents with more severe morbidity and higher mortality than the others. We report the isolation and identification of a genome type HAdV-7d (DG01_2011) from a recent outbreak in Southern China. Genome sequencing, phylogenetic analysis, and restriction...
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