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ArticleInfluenza and other respiratory viruses2026

Mapping Sub-National Respiratory Virus Circulation in Cambodia Using Metatranscriptomic Sequencing: A Multi-Center Hospital-Based Surveillance Study.

Christina Yek, Jessalyn Sebastian, Sophana Chea, Sreyngim Lay, Mengheng Oum, Lyhourng Long, Sreytouch Chea, Andrea R Pacheco, Meera Barochia, Piseth Ly and 21 more

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Christina YekInternational Center of Excellence in Research Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8293-3901
Jessalyn SebastianDepartment of Statistics, University of California Irvine, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1768-3229
Sophana CheaInternational Center of Excellence in Research Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3187-3691
Sreyngim LayInternational Center of Excellence in Research Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Mengheng OumInternational Center of Excellence in Research Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Lyhourng LongInternational Center of Excellence in Research Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Sreytouch CheaInternational Center of Excellence in Research Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Andrea R PachecoInternational Center of Excellence in Research Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8705-5343
Meera BarochiaInternational Center of Excellence in Research Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Piseth LyInternational Center of Excellence in Research Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5212-2636
Sokna LyInternational Center of Excellence in Research Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Ratanak SathInternational Center of Excellence in Research Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Daniel M ParkerDepartment of Population Health and Disease Prevention, University of California Irvine, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5352-7338
Volodymyr M MininDepartment of Statistics, University of California Irvine, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1917-9288
Matthew ChungLaboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9545-523X
Elodie GhedinLaboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1515-725X
Fabiano OliveiraInternational Center of Excellence in Research Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7924-8038
Jessica E ManningInternational Center of Excellence in Research Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Kimsreng LeanNational Pediatric Hospital, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Chanty NyPreah Kossomak Hospital, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Viseth LongKampong Speu District Referral Hospital, Kampong Speu, Cambodia.
Kimhor LeangKampong Speu District Referral Hospital, Kampong Speu, Cambodia.
Virak YimKampong Speu District Referral Hospital, Kampong Speu, Cambodia.
Kry HokKampong Speu District Referral Hospital, Kampong Speu, Cambodia.
Rithea LeangNational Center for Parasitology, Entomology, and Malaria Control, Ministry of Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Rekol HuyNational Center for Parasitology, Entomology, and Malaria Control, Ministry of Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Savuth ChinNational Institute of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0994-8651
Darapheak ChauNational Institute of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Heng SengCommunicable Disease Control Department, Ministry of Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Sovann LyCommunicable Disease Control Department, Ministry of Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Chanthap LonInternational Center of Excellence in Research Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4901-5003

Funding

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation OPP1211806NIH HHS
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGenomic surveillance can guide early detection of and response to emerging epidemics. Metatranscriptomic sequencing was used to investigate sub-national respiratory virus circulation in Cambodia from 2020 to 2023.

methodsNasopharyngeal swabs were collected from individuals aged 2 months to 65 years with influenza-like illness in four Cambodian hospitals. Metatranscriptomic data were generated by short-read RNA sequencing. Bernoulli space-time scan statistics were used to identify temporal virus clusters. Bayesian inference of phylogenetic trees was used to compute divergence times for temporally clustered, highly represented viruses (influenza A/H3N2 and B, Betacoronavirus 1, respiratory syncytial virus [RSV] A and B), and publicly available global influenza virus genomes.

resultsOf 1093 individuals, 499 (45.7%) had detectable respiratory viruses belonging to 68 distinct species. Moderate (N > 20) discrete time-clusters were noted of RSV-A (37 cases), Betacoronavirus 1 (21 cases), RSV-B (22 cases), and A/H3N2 (30 cases). The posterior median of time to most recent common ancestor ranged from 0.71 years (95% HPD 0.38-1.10) for Betacoronavirus 1 and 1.31 years (95% HPD 0.60-3.20) for A/H3N2, to 2.75 years (1.82-4.26) for RSV-A and 4.79 years (2.39-7.74) for RSV-B. A/H3N2 and influenza B virus genomes mapped to clades 3C.2a1b.2a.2a and Victoria 1A.3a.2, respectively, and inter-mixed with concurrent global strains.

conclusionsMultiple respiratory viruses circulated at a sub-national level in Cambodia from 2020 to 2023 despite pandemic disruptions. Influenza virus population diversity decreased during the height of lockdown but recovered in mid-2022. Re-emerging influenza strains were distinct from historically circulating strains and clustered with contemporaneous global variants, suggesting multiple external introductions.

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Respiratory Tract InfectionsVirusesAdolescentAdultAgedCambodiaChildChild, PreschoolEpidemiological MonitoringFemaleGenome, ViralHospitalsHumansInfantInfluenza A Virus, H3N2 SubtypeInfluenza, HumanbiosurveillanceCambodiainfluenza (human)metagenomicsrespiratory tract infections

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