We evaluated 76 adenovirus type 7 (Ad7) isolates collected in Iowa from 1992 to 2002 and found that genome type Ad7d2 became increasingly prevalent. By 2002, it had supplanted all other Ad7 genome types. The association of Ad7d2 with severe illness and death calls for heightened public health concern.
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Univ British Columbia, McDonald Res Lab, CAPTURE Ctr, St Pauls Hosp, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1Y6, CanadaUniv British Columbia, McDonald Res Lab, CAPTURE Ctr, St Pauls Hosp, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1Y6, Canada
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Univ British Columbia, McDonald Res Lab, CAPTURE Ctr, St Pauls Hosp, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1Y6, CanadaUniv British Columbia, McDonald Res Lab, CAPTURE Ctr, St Pauls Hosp, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1Y6, Canada