Abstract
Novel Respiratory Syncytial Virus A Genotype, Germany, 2011–2012
Highlights
To the Editor: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of severe respiratory disease in infants and elderly persons
In February 2012, as part of routine RSV surveillance, we identified a novel RSV A genotype with a 72-nt duplication in the second hypervariable region of G, representing the first RSV A genotype with nucleotide duplications in the G gene
To investigate the frequency of genotype ON1 in Germany, we extended the molecular analysis of RSV strains from the previous 2 RSV seasons
Summary
To the Editor: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of severe respiratory disease in infants and elderly persons. To investigate the frequency of genotype ON1 in Germany, we extended the molecular analysis of RSV strains from the previous 2 RSV seasons. Patients were identified from respiratory specimens sent by hospitals in Bavaria, Germany, for routine testing of respiratory viruses at the Institute of Virology and Immunobiology at the University of Würzburg.
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