Detection and complete genome sequence analysis of human adenovirus in children with acute diarrhea in Yunnan, China, 2015 –2021

ConclusionsIn Yunnan province, children of all ages are susceptible to HAdV infection, b ut there has been marked variation in the yearly prevalence. The highest rate of HAdV detection was in June, followed by November. Priority should be given to disease prevention over the development of targeted antiviral therapies, and effective vaccines for preventing HAdV diarrhea are needed. It i s also important to establish a surveillance system to collect relevant clinical and epidemiological data quickly in order to assess the potential risk of HAdV infection in children and to identify epidemic strains for the development of effective vaccines.
Source: Archives of Virology - Category: Virology Source Type: research