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2023.07.06Paper

Published a joint research paper led by Fukushima Medical University on the COVID19 pandemic and RS virus epidemic strains.

RS virus epidemic strains in Fukushima Prefecture before and after the COVID19 pandemic were analyzed, and the data showed that the genetic characteristics of RS viruses in 2021 after the COVID-19 pandemic were similar with those in 2019.

https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02606-22