Human adenovirus 7d is a respiratory pathogen capable of causing acute respiratory disease of variable severity. Phylogenetic analysis of whole-genome sequences of 15 strains isolated from cases of influenza-like-illness during 2017-2019 demonstrated the circulation of 2 distinct clades of genomic variant 7d in colleges in New York, USA.
Keywords: Human adenovirus 7; New York; United States; colleges; genetic diversity; influenza-like illness; phylogenetic analysis; viruses; whole-genome sequence.