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Summer Outbreak of Severe RSV-B Disease, Minnesota, 2017 Associated with Emergence of a Genetically Distinct Viral Lineage.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 29 Jun 2020
Thielen Beth K, Bye Erica, Wang Xiong, Maroushek Stacene, Friedlander Hannah, Bistodeau Sarah, Christensen Jaime, Reisdorf Erik, Shilts Meghan H, Martin Karen, Como-Sabetti Kathryn, Strain Anna K, Ferrieri Patricia, Lynfield Ruth
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) typically causes winter outbreaks in temperate climates. During summer 2017, the Minnesota Department of Health received a report of increased cases of severe RSV-B infection. METHODS: We compared characteristics of summer 2017 cases with those of 2014-2018 summers. To understand the genetic relatedness among viruses, we performed high-throughput sequencing of RSV...
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