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Molecular characterization of bovine rotavirus circulating in beef and dairy herds in Argentina during a 10-year period (1994-2003).
Veterinary microbiology - 26 Nov 2006
Garaicoechea L, Bok K, Jones L R, Combessies G, Odeón A, Fernandez F, Parreño V
Abstract excerpt
Group A bovine rotavirus (BRV) is one of the main causes of neonatal calf diarrhea. The present study reports the incidence of rotavirus diarrhea and the genotypes of BRV strains circulating in beef and dairy herds from Argentina, during a 10-year period (1994-2003). Group A BRV was detected in 62.5% (250/400) of the total studied cases of diarrhea. Positive cases were analyzed by heminested multiplex RT-PCR for...
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