Spatio-temporal distribution of rhinovirus types in Kenya: a retrospective analysis, 2014.

ABSTRACT: The epidemiology and circulation patterns of various rhinovirus types within populations remains under-explored. We generated 803 VP4/VP2 gene sequences from rhinovirus-positive samples collected from acute respiratory illness (ARI) patients, including both in-patient and outpatient cases, between 1st January and 31st December 2014 from eleven surveillance sites across Kenya and used phylogenetics to characterise virus introductions and spread. RVs were detected throughout the year, with the highest detection rates observed from January to March and June to July. We detected a total of 114 of the 169 currently classified types. Our analysis revealed numerous virus introductions into Kenya characterized by local expansion and extinction, and extensive spatial mixing of types within the coun

SUBMITTER: Morobe JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11436855 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature