Molecular epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus in The Gambia

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 155-160

  Cane, P A ^a   Weber, M ^b,d   Sanneh, M ^b   Dackour, R ^b   Pringle, C R ^c   Whittle, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; GAMBIA; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS ISOLATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DNA, VIRAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; GAMBIA; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, HUMAN; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEASONS; SEROTYPING; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0033025654     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268896001872     Document Type: Article

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