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Etiological Spectrum of Acute Respiratory Infections in Bulgaria During the 2023-2024 Season and Genetic Diversity of Circulating Influenza Viruses.

Neli Korsun, Ivelina Trifonova, Diana Pavlova, Yordanka Uzunova, Ivan Ivanov, Daniel Ivanov, Petar Velikov, Silvia Voleva, Tatiana Tcherveniakova, Iva Christova

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Neli KorsunNational Laboratory "Influenza and ARD", Department of Virology, National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, 1233 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-3188-2283
Ivelina TrifonovaNational Laboratory "Influenza and ARD", Department of Virology, National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, 1233 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-4543-6831
Diana PavlovaNational Laboratory "Influenza and ARD", Department of Virology, National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, 1233 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Yordanka UzunovaMedical Faculty, Department of Internal Diseases, Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Pediatrics, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, and Skin Diseases, University Hospital "Lozenetz", Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", 1407 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Ivan IvanovInfectious Diseases Hospital "Prof. Ivan Kirov", 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0003-3320-5697
Daniel IvanovInfectious Diseases Hospital "Prof. Ivan Kirov", 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0009-0001-7360-4302
Petar VelikovInfectious Diseases Hospital "Prof. Ivan Kirov", 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-7436-4064
Silvia VolevaInfectious Diseases Hospital "Prof. Ivan Kirov", 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Tatiana TcherveniakovaInfectious Diseases Hospital "Prof. Ivan Kirov", 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Iva ChristovaNational Laboratory "Influenza and ARD", Department of Virology, National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, 1233 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-7878-3995

Funding

Ministry of Education and Science, Bulgaria, Scientific Research Fund contract KП-06-H73/7-05.12.2023Program "Research, Innovation and Digitalization for Smart Transformation" (PRIDST) 2021-2027 Procedure BG16RFPR002-1.014 "Sustainable Development of Centers of Excellence and Centers of Competence including specific infrastructures or their consortia from the National Roadmap for Research Infrastructure (NRRI)"
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Abstract

Influenza poses a serious threat to both individual and public health. This study aimed to investigate the virological and epidemiological characteristics of influenza infections and to explore the genetic diversity of the circulating influenza viruses. In total, 1886 nasopharyngeal specimens from patients with acute respiratory illnesses were tested against 13 respiratory viruses using a multiplex real-time PCR. Whole-genome sequencing, phylogenetic, and amino acid analyses of representative influenza strains were performed. At least one respiratory virus was detected in 869 (46.1%) patients; 87 (4.6%) were co-infected with two or three viruses. Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 was the most prevalent virus (16.1%), followed by rhinoviruses (8.1%) and RSV (6.7%). Hemagglutinin (HA) genes of the 74 influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses were categorized in subclades C.1.8, C.1.9, and C.1 within clade 5a.2a and D1, D.2, and D.3 within clade 5a.2a.1. The A(H3N2) viruses analyzed belonged to clade 2a.3a.1, subclades J.2 and J.1. The sequenced B/Victoria lineage viruses fell into clade V1A.3a.2, subclades C.5.6 and C.5.7. Amino acid substitutions in most viral proteins were identified compared with the vaccine strains, including in the HA antigenic sites. This study demonstrated the dominant distribution of the influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus among the respiratory viruses studied and the genetic diversity of the circulating influenza viruses.

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Genetic VariationInfluenza, HumanOrthomyxoviridaeRespiratory Tract InfectionsAdolescentAdultAgedBulgariaChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza VirusHumansInfantInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInfluenza A Virus, H3N2 SubtypeHemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virusacute respiratory infectionamino acid substitutionco-infectiongenetic characterizationinfluenza virusvaccinewhole-genome sequencing

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PMID40007025
PMCPMC11860199

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