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SUBMITTER: Kamau E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7474930 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kamau Everlyn E Otieno James R JR Murunga Nickson N Oketch John W JW Ngoi Joyce M JM de Laurent Zaydah R ZR Mwema Anthony A Nyiro Joyce U JU Agoti Charles N CN Nokes D James DJ
Virus evolution 20200715 2
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) circulates worldwide, occurring seasonally in communities, and is a leading cause of acute respiratory illness in young children. There is paucity of genomic data from purposively sampled populations by which to investigate evolutionary dynamics and transmission patterns of RSV. Here we present an analysis of 295 RSV group B (RSVB) genomes from Kilifi, coastal Kenya, sampled from individuals seeking outpatient care in nine health facilities across a defined geog ...[more]