Sequence analysis of respiratory syncytial virus cases reveals a novel subgroup -B strain circulating in north-central Italy after pandemic restrictions.

Alessandra PierangeliFabio MidullaAntonio PirallaGuglielmo FerrariRaffaella NennaAntonino Maria Guglielmo PitroloAmelia LicariGian Luigi MarsegliaDario AbruzzeseLaura PellegrinelliCristina GalliSandro BindaDanilo CeredaMatteo FracellaGiuseppe OlivetoRoberta CampagnaLaura PetrarcaElena ParianiGuido AntonelliFausto Baldanti

Published in: Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology (2024)

This study describes the temporal dynamics of post-pandemic RSV subgroups and uncovers a lineage of RSV-B with high genetic divergence that may have increased the impact of decreased population immunity.

Keyphrases

respiratory syncytial virus
sars cov
coronavirus disease
clinical trial
gene expression
tertiary care
copy number
phase iii
open label