Proposal for Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Nomenclature below the Species Level

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...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 27; no. 6; pp. 1 - 9
Main Authors: Salimi, Vahid, Viegas, Mariana, Trento, Alfonsina, Agoti, Charles N., Anderson, Larry J., Avadhanula, Vasanthi, Bahl, Justin, Bont, Louis, Brister, J. Rodney, Cane, Patricia A., Galiano, Mónica, Graham, Barney S., Hatcher, Eneida L., Hellferscee, Orienka, Henke, David M., Hirve, Siddhivinayak, Jackson, Sandra, Keyaerts, Els, Kragten-Tabatabaie, Leyla, Lindstrom, Stephen, Nauwelaers, Inne, Nokes, D. James, Openshaw, Peter J., Peret, Teresa C., Piedra, Pedro A., Ramaekers, Kaat, Rector, Annabel, Trovão, Nídia Sequeira, von Gottberg, Anne, Zambon, Maria, Zhang, Wenqing, Williams, Thomas C., Barr, Ian G., Buchholz, Ursula J.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 01.06.2021
Subjects:
Child
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Epidemics
Epidemiology
Evolution
Genetic Variation
Genomes
Genotype
Glycoproteins
HRSV
Human orthopneumovirus
human respiratory syncytial virus
Humans
Illnesses
Influenza
isolates
Metadata
Molecular Epidemiology
Names
nomenclature
Online Report
Original Research
Pediatrics
Phylogeny
Proposal for Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Subspecies Nomenclature below the Species Level
Proteins
Respiratory diseases
respiratory infections
Respiratory syncytial virus
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human - genetics
RNA polymerase
Surveillance
nomenclature
viruses
subspecies nomenclature
isolates
specimens
Human orthopneumovirus
human respiratory syncytial virus
HRSV
strains
respiratory infections
ISSN:1080-6040, 1080-6059, 1080-6059
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Summary: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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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2706.204608