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Genetic diversity and evolutionary analysis of human respirovirus type 3 strains isolated in Kenya using complete hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) gene.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Elusah Juliet, Bulimo Wallace Dimbuson, Opanda Silvanos Mukunzi, Symekher Samwel Lifumo, Wamunyokoli Fred
Abstract excerpt
Human respirovirus type 3 (HRV3) is a leading etiology of lower respiratory tract infections in young children and ranks only second to the human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV). Despite the public health importance of HRV3, there is limited information about the genetic characteristics and diversity of these viruses in Kenya. To begin to address this gap, we analyzed 35 complete hemagglutinin-neuraminidase...
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