Examining strain diversity and phylogeography in relation to an unusual epidemic pattern of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in a long-term refugee camp in Kenya

Table 3 Comparison of the global and Dadaab, Kenya datasets for RSV groups A and B

	RSV group A		RSV group B
	Global	Dadaab	Global	Dadaab
Period (years)	2006-11	2007-11	2006-11	2007-11
Total Sequences^@	649	182	504	108
Overall % Genetic distance	6.9	1.4	4.7	2.4
Sequences Unique (%)*	338 (52.1)	39 (21.4)	361(71.6)	24 (22.2)
Number of genotypes identified	2	2	4	1

^@Sequences cover the the 2^nd hypervariable region of the G gene.
*The % refers to the sequences unique from the total sequences under the category.

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