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Molecular Epidemiology of Human Rhinovirus From 1-Year Surveillance Within a School Setting in Rural Coastal Kenya.
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- Leveraging perturbations to infer the population dynamics of human rhinovirus and interaction of influenza A virus.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- rhinotypeR enables reproducible rhinovirus genotype assignment from VP4/2 sequences.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Rhinovirus dynamics across different social structures.Npj viruses · 2023Article
- Epidemiology of rhinovirus under the COVID-19 pandemic in Guangzhou, China, 2020.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2022Article
- Human rhinoviruses prevailed among children in the setting of wearing face masks in Shanghai, 2020.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Article
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- Trends and Intensity of Rhinovirus Invasions in Kilifi, Coastal Kenya, Over a 12-Year Period, 2007-2018.Open forum infectious diseases · 2021Article
- The Molecular Epidemiology and Clinical Phylogenetics of Rhinoviruses Among Paediatric Cases in Sydney, Australia.International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases · 2021Article
- Rhinovirus remains prevalent in school teenagers during fight against COVID-19 pandemic.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundHuman rhinovirus (HRV) is the most common cause of the common cold but may also lead to more severe respiratory illness in vulnerable populations. The epidemiology and genetic diversity of HRV within a school setting have not been previously described. The objective of this study was to characterize HRV molecular epidemiology in a primary school in a rural location of Kenya.
methodsBetween May 2017 and April 2018, over 3 school terms, we collected 1859 nasopharyngeal swabs (NPS) from pupils and teachers with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in a public primary school in Kilifi County, coastal Kenya. The samples were tested for HRV using real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. HRV-positive samples were sequenced in the VP4/VP2 coding region for species and genotype classification.
resultsA total of 307 NPS (16.4%) from 164 individuals were HRV positive, and 253 (82.4%) were successfully sequenced. The proportion of HRV in the lower primary classes was higher (19.8%) than upper primary classes (12.2%;
conclusionsHRV was frequently detected among school-going children with mild acute respiratory illness symptoms, particularly in the younger age groups (<5-year-olds). Multiple HRV introductions were observed that were characterized by considerable genotype diversity.
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