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Volume 23, Number 2—February 2017
Research

Spread and Evolution of Respiratory Syncytial Virus A Genotype ON1, Coastal Kenya, 2010–2015

James R. OtienoComments to Author , Everlyn M. Kamau, Charles N. Agoti, Clement Lewa, Grieven Otieno, Ann Bett, Mwanajuma Ngama, Patricia A. Cane, and D. James Nokes
Author affiliations: Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)–Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya (J.R. Otieno, E.M. Kamau, C.N. Agoti, C. Lewa, G. Otieno, A. Bett, M. Ngama, D.J. Nokes); Pwani University, Kilifi (C.N. Agoti); Public Health England, Salisbury, UK (P.A. Cane); University of Warwick, Coventry, UK (D.J. Nokes)

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Table 3

Temporal occurrence of respiratory syncytial virus A (RSV-A) variants (rows) detected in Kilifi, Kenya, 2010/2011–2014/2015

Variant* Genotype        Epidemic (no. variants/epidemic)
2010/2011
2011/2012
2012/2013
2013/2014
2014/2015
17 15 13 12 29
1    ON1
2    ON1
3    ON1
4    ON1
5    ON1
6    ON1
7    ON1
8    ON1
9    ON1
10    ON1
11    ON1
12    ON1
13    ON1
14    ON1
15    ON1
16    ON1
17    ON1
18    ON1
19    ON1
20    ON1
21    ON1
22    ON1
23    ON1
24    ON1
25    ON1
26    ON1
27    ON1
28    ON1
29    ON1
30    ON1
31    ON1
32    ON1
33    ON1
34    ON1
35    GA2
36    GA2
37    GA2
38    GA2
39    GA2
40    GA2
41    GA2
42    GA2
43    GA2
44    GA2
45    GA2
46    GA2
47    GA2
48    GA2
49    GA2
50    GA2
51    GA2
52    GA2
53    GA2
54    GA2
55    GA2
56    GA2
57    GA2
58    GA2
59    GA2
60    GA2
61    GA2
62    GA2
63    GA2
64    GA2
65    GA2
66    GA2

*A variant was defined as a group of viruses (when group includes a singleton) within a genotype that possesses ≥4 nt differences in the G ectodomain region than other viruses (see Methods). Dark blue, GA2; green, ON1.

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