Epidemiology and genetic diversity of human respiratory syncytial virus in Belgium between 2011 and 2019
HRSV circulated in Belgium in a yearly re-occurring pattern during the winter months and both HRSV subtypes co-circulated simultaneously. All HRSV-B strains contained the 60 nt duplication in the HVR2 region of the G gene. Strains of subtype HRSV-A with a 72 nt duplication in the HVR2 region were first observed during the 2011-2012 season and replaced all other circulating strains from 2014 to 2015 onwards.
Authors
- Lieselot Houspie
- Els Keyaerts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1849-3240)
- Marijke Reynders (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2079-1279)
- Marc Van Ranst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1674-4157)
- Kurt Beuselinck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4040-0389)
- Kaat Ramaekers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7958-4891)
- Katrien Lagrou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8668-1350)
- Annabel Rector (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3714-449X)
Institutions
- Fund for Scientific Research (BE)
- Rega Institute for Medical Research (BE)
- AZ Groeninge (BE)
- AZ Sint-Jan (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Virology Journal
- Published
- 2024-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-024-02542-4
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39