Circulation of HRSV in Belgium: from multiple genotype circulation to prolonged circulation of predominant genotypes.

Molecular surveillance of HRSV in Belgium for 15 consecutive seasons (1996-2011) revealed a shift from a regular 3-yearly cyclic pattern, into a yearly alternating periodicity where HRSV-B is replaced by HRSV-A. Phylogenetic analysis for HRSV-A demonstrated the stable circulation of GA2 and GA5, wit...

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Main Authors: Lieselot Houspie, Philippe Lemey, Els Keyaerts, Eva Reijmen, Valentijn Vergote, Anne Vankeerberghen, Freya Vaeyens, Hans De Beenhouwer, Marc Van Ranst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23577109/pdf/?tool=EBI