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Wastewater-based sequencing of respiratory syncytial virus to investigate lineage dynamics and antigenic site mutations: a retrospective genomic epidemiology study.
The Lancet. Microbe - 1 Aug 2026
de Korne-Elenbaas Jolinda, Rimaite Auguste, Topolsky Ivan, Dreifuss David, Bürki Charlyne, Fuhrmann Lara, du Plessis Louis, Fitzsimmons William J, Bendall Emily E, Stadler Tanja, Beerenwinkel Niko, Julian Timothy R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections pose a substantial health burden, particularly for clinically vulnerable populations such as infants and older adults. Although novel immunoprophylactic interventions show promise in providing protection, many countries may not have robust surveillance systems to monitor circulating RSV lineages and detect mutations that might reduce the effectiveness of...
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