Proposal for Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Nomenclature below the Species Level
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2021-06
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Salimi, Vahid
Viegas, Mariana
Trento, Alfonsina
Agoti, Charles N
Anderson, Larry J
Avadhanula, Vasanthi
Bahl, Justin
Bont, Louis
Brister, J Rodney
Cane, Patricia A
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Abstract
Human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) is the leading viral cause of serious pediatric respiratory disease, and lifelong reinfections are common. Its 2 major subgroups, A and B, exhibit some antigenic variability, enabling HRSV to circulate annually. Globally, research has increased the number of HRSV genomic sequences available. To ensure accurate molecular epidemiology analyses, we propose a uniform nomenclature for HRSV-positive samples and isolates, and HRSV sequences, namely: HRSV/subgroup identifier/geographic identifier/unique sequence identifier/year of sampling. We also propose a template for submitting associated metadata. Universal nomenclature would help researchers retrieve and analyze sequence data to better understand the evolution of this virus.
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Child, Genetic Variation, Genotype, Humans, Molecular Epidemiology, Phylogeny, Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human/genetics, Microbiology (medical), Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Salimi, V, Viegas, M, Trento, A, Agoti, C N, Anderson, L J, Avadhanula, V, Bahl, J, Bont, L, Brister, J R, Cane, P A, Galiano, M, Graham, B S, Hatcher, E L, Hellferscee, O, Henke, D M, Hirve, S, Jackson, S, Keyaerts, E, Kragten-Tabatabaie, L, Lindstrom, S, Nauwelaers, I, Nokes, D J, Openshaw, P J, Peret, T C, Piedra, P A, Ramaekers, K, Rector, A, Trovão, N S, von Gottberg, A, Zambon, M, Zhang, W, Williams, T C, Barr, I G & Buchholz, U J 2021, 'Proposal for Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Nomenclature below the Species Level', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 27, no. 6, pp. E1-E9. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2706.204608