Wafa Achour

Prof. Wafa Achour

Centre National de Greffe de Moelle Osseuse, Tunis, Tunisia

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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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27 April 2024
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SFSiwar Frigui
Siwar Frigui
YCYosra Chebbi
Yosra Chebbi
WAWafa Achour
Wafa Achour

27 April 2024
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YCYosra Chebbi
Yosra Chebbi
SFSiwar Frigui
Siwar Frigui
WAWafa Achour
Wafa Achour

2 July 2022 in Pathogens
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VCValentina Curini
Valentina Curini
MMMaurilia Marcacci
Maurilia Marcacci
SASalma Abid
Salma Abid
MOMonia Ouederni
Monia Ouederni
AEAwatef ElMoussi
Awatef ElMoussi
IBIlhem Boutiba-Ben Boubaker
Ilhem Boutiba-Ben Boubaker
Human orthopneumovirus (HRSV) is a virus belonging to the Pneumovirus genus that causes lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) in infants worldwide. In Tunisia, thousands of infants hospitalized for LRTI are found to be positive for HRSV but no whole genome sequences of HRSV strains circulating in this country are available thus far. In this study, five nasal swab samples collected at different time points from a three-month-old female baby with severe immunodeficiency that was hospitalized for acute bronchiolitis were investigated by next generation sequencing. The Tunisian sequences from this study originated from samples collected in 2021, belong to the ON1 genotype of HRSV-A, and are clustered with European sequences from 2019 and not from 2020 or 2021. This is most likely related to local region-specific transmission of different HRSV-A variants due to the COVID-19 related travel restrictions. Overall, this is the first report describing the whole genome sequence of HRSV from Tunisia. However, more sequence data is needed to better understand the genetic diversity and transmission dynamic of HRSV.