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To comprehensively assess the impact of HAdV on public health, this study investigated the epidemiological and genetic characteristics of respiratory adenoviruses in Lanzhou City from 2023 to 2025.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>From 2023 to 2025, 1,269 acute respiratory infection specimens were collected from sentinel hospitals in Lanzhou City. HAdV nucleic acids were detected using real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR (qPCR). A portion of HAdV-positive specimens underwent viral isolation using Hep-2 cells. Successfully isolated adenovirus strains were subjected to whole-genome sequencing. Phylogenetic trees were constructed for the HAdV whole genome, Penton base, Hexon, and Fiber genes, and protein variant sites were analyzed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The overall HAdV positivity rate in acute respiratory infection specimens from Lanzhou City was 7.88% (100\/1269) from 2023-2025, with a higher positivity rate observed in children aged \u226415 years. HAdV prevalence displayed seasonal variations, with significantly higher positivity rates in autumn and winter (10.83%, 73\/674) compared to spring and summer (4.54%, 27\/595). Whole-genome sequencing identified the predominant circulating HAdV strain in Lanzhou City during the study period as HAdV-B, all of which were HAdV-3. Phylogenetic analyses of the Penton base, Hexon, and Fiber genes revealed high genetic homology between all nine Lanzhou HAdV-B strains and the Guangzhou candidate vaccine strain (GenBank: DQ099432.4), clustering on the same branch. Furthermore, the Penton base RGD domain and Hexon antigenic epitope of the nine Lanzhou HAdV-B strains remained highly conserved compared to the Guangzhou candidate vaccine strain, showing no significant mutations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The prevalent HAdV strain in Lanzhou City from 2023 to 2025 was type B3. 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