Genomic Epidemiology of Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Minnesota, USA, July 2023-February 2024

Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Nov;30(11):2414-2418. doi: 10.3201/eid3011.241000.

Abstract

We recently expanded the viral genomic surveillance program in Minnesota, USA, to include human respiratory syncytial virus. We performed whole-genome sequencing of 575 specimens collected at Minnesota healthcare facilities during July 2023-February 2024. Subgroups A and B differed in their genomic landscapes, and we identified 23 clusters of genetically identical genomes.

Keywords: Minnesota; Respiratory syncytial virus; genomic epidemiology; respiratory infections; viral surveillance; viruses.

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Genome, Viral*
  • Genomics / methods
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Minnesota / epidemiology
  • Molecular Epidemiology
  • Phylogeny*
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections* / epidemiology
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections* / virology
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human* / genetics
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human* / isolation & purification
  • Whole Genome Sequencing*