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Genetic variability of human respiratory syncytial virus group B in Panama reveals a novel genotype BA14.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Oct 2017
Ábrego Leyda E, Delfraro Adriana, Franco Danilo, Castillo Juan, Castillo Marlene, Moreno Brechla, López-Vergès Sandra, Pascale Juan M, Arbiza Juan
Abstract excerpt
In Panama, human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) is responsible of 20-40% of acute respiratory infections in children under 5 years old. Currently, little is known about the genetic variability of HRSV in Central America and the Caribbean. Recently, we reported the genetic variability of HRSV-A, however; no studies on HRSV-B in Panama have been described yet. In this study, 24 sequences of Panamanian HRSV-B,...
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