UNSPECIFIED (1999) Molecular epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus in The Gambia. EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION, 122 (1). pp. 155-160. ISSN 0950-2688

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Abstract

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in The Gambia occurs seasonally in association with the rainy season. This study examined the genetic variability of RSV isolates from four consecutive epidemics from 1993-6, Each epidemic was made up of a number of variants which were replaced in subsequent epidemics. Analysis of attachment (G) protein gene sequences showed that isolates were closely related to those observed in the rest of the world. However, many isolates from 1993 and 1994 were unlike other isolates observed in the developed world during this period and were more similar to isolates from 1984 in Europe. In addition, the most commonly observed genotype in the UK in the 1990s was not detected in The Gambia during this period.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Q Science > QR Microbiology > QR355 Virology
Journal or Publication Title:	EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION
Publisher:	CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
ISSN:	0950-2688
Date:	February 1999
Volume:	122
Number:	1
Number of Pages:	6
Page Range:	pp. 155-160
Publication Status:	Published
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/14762

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