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Characterizing the Countrywide Epidemic Spread of Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Virus in Kenya between 2009 and 2018.
Viruses - 29 Sept 2021
Owuor D Collins, de Laurent Zaydah R, Kikwai Gilbert K, Mayieka Lillian M, Ochieng Melvin, Müller Nicola F, Otieno Nancy A, Emukule Gideon O, Hunsperger Elizabeth A, Garten Rebecca, Barnes John R, Chaves Sandra S, Nokes D James, Agoti Charles N
Abstract excerpt
The spatiotemporal patterns of spread of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses on a countrywide scale are unclear in many tropical/subtropical regions mainly because spatiotemporally representative sequence data are lacking. We isolated, sequenced, and analyzed 383 A(H1N1)pdm09 viral genomes from hospitalized patients between 2009 and 2018 from seven locations across Kenya. Using these genomes and contemporaneously...
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