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Genetic Diversity and Evolutionary Kinetics of Influenza A Virus H3N2 Subtypes Circulating in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Gani Asa Dudin, Ibrahim M Aziz, Rasha M Alzayed, Anwar Ahmed, Tajamul Hussain, Ali M Somily, Muslim M Alsaadi, Fahad N Almajhdi

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Article in Vaccines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gani Asa DudinDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Ibrahim M AzizDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-6970-5207
Rasha M AlzayedDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-1879-0111
Anwar AhmedCenter of Excellence in Biotechnology Research, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-8147-714X
Tajamul HussainCenter of Excellence in Biotechnology Research, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-7601-1417
Ali M SomilyDepartment of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Muslim M AlsaadiDepartment of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-9533-5652
Fahad N AlmajhdiDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-0135-7015
King Saud University · SAJouf University · SA

Funding

This project was supported by NSTIP strategic technologies program number (14-MED809-02) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 14-MED809-02
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Presence of a large foreign workforce and the annual gathering of people for pilgrimage from around the globe have significantly contributed to the emergence and diversity of respiratory viruses in Saudi Arabia. Here, we report the sequence and phylogenetic analysis of the H3N2 subtype of influenza A virus (IAV) in clinical samples collected from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Based on RT-PCR, IAV was found in 88 (28.3%) of the 311 samples screened. Of the 88-IAV positive samples, 43 (48.8%) were H1N1 subtype while the remaining 45 (51.2%) were found to be of the H3N2 subtype. Complete sequencing of HA and NA genes of H3N2 revealed, twelve and nine amino acid (AA) substitutions respectively, and importantly, these variations are absent in the current vaccine strains. Based on the phylogenetic analysis, the majority of H3N2 strains were grouped in the same clades as the vaccine strains. Importantly, the N-glycosylation sites at AA 135(NSS) were found to be unique to 6 strains in the investigated HA1 protein and were absent in the current vaccine strains. These data may have significant clinical implications in designing novel and population-based vaccines for IAV and underscore the need for regular monitoring of efficacy of vaccines due to emerging variants.

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H3N2influenza A virusNon-H1N1phylogenetic analysissequence analysisvaccine strains

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PMID36992286
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