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Molecular epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus in The Gambia
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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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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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