Molecular Epidemiological Research on Human Adenovirus Type 55
In rece nt years,reports of acute respiratory infections caused by human adenovirus type 55(HAdV-55)in recruits,students,and medical staff have begun to increase.HAdV-55 has established itself as one of the Chinese population's main pathogens of community-acquired pneumonia.We should pay great attention to this type of adenovirus.This review summarizes the general characteristics of human adenovirus type 55,epidemic distribution,disease burden,and gene evolution,in order to provide a reference for disease prevention and control and vaccine development of human adenovirus type 55.