TY - JOUR
T1 - Proposal for human respiratory syncytial virus nomenclature below the species level
AU - Salimi, Vahid
AU - Viegas, Mariana
AU - Trento, Alfonsina
AU - Agoti, Charles N.
AU - Anderson, Larry J.
AU - Avadhanula, Vasanthi
AU - Bahl, Justin
AU - Bont, Louis
AU - Brister, J. Rodney
AU - Cane, Patricia A.
AU - Galiano, Mónica
AU - Graham, Barney S.
AU - Hatcher, Eneida L.
AU - Hellferscee, Orienka
AU - Henke, David M.
AU - Hirve, Siddhivinayak
AU - Jackson, Sandra
AU - Keyaerts, Els
AU - Kragten-Tabatabaie, Leyla
AU - Lindstrom, Stephen
AU - Nauwelaers, Inne
AU - Nokes, D. James
AU - Openshaw, Peter J.
AU - Peret, Teresa C.
AU - Piedra, Pedro A.
AU - Ramaekers, Kaat
AU - Rector, Annabel
AU - Trovão, Nídia Sequeira
AU - von Gottberg, Anne
AU - Zambon, Maria
AU - Zhang, Wenqing
AU - Williams, Thomas C.
AU - Barr, Ian G.
AU - Buchholz, Ursula J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All rights reserved.
PY - 2021/6
Y1 - 2021/6
N2 - 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.
AB - 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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U2 - 10.3201/eid2706.204608
DO - 10.3201/eid2706.204608
M3 - Article
C2 - 34013862
AN - SCOPUS:85106493035
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 27
SP - E1-E9
JO - Emerging Infectious Diseases
JF - Emerging Infectious Diseases
IS - 6
ER -