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Spatio-temporal distribution of rhinovirus types in Kenya: a retrospective analysis, 2014.
Scientific reports - 27 Sept 2024
Morobe John Mwita, Kamau Everlyn, Luka Martha M, Murunga Nickson, Lewa Clement, Mutunga Martin, Bigogo Godfrey, Otieno Nancy, Nyawanda Bryan, Onyango Clayton, Nokes D James, Agoti Charles N, Munywoki Patrick K
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The epidemiology and circulation patterns of various rhinovirus types within populations remains under-explored. We generated 803 VP4/VP2 gene sequences from rhinovirus-positive samples collected from acute respiratory illness (ARI) patients, including both in-patient and outpatient cases, between 1st January and 31st December 2014 from eleven surveillance sites across Kenya and used phylogenetics to characterise...
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