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Detection and genetic characterization of group A rotavirus strains circulating among children with acute gastroenteritis in Japan.
Journal of virology - 1 May 2007
Phan Tung Gia, Khamrin Pattara, Quang Trinh Duy, Dey Shuvra Kanti, Takanashi Sayaka, Okitsu Shoko, Maneekarn Niwat, Ushijima Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
A total of 603 fecal specimens collected from July 2005 to June 2006 from children with acute gastroenteritis, encompassing five different localities in Japan, were screened for group A rotavirus by reverse transcription-PCR. It was found that 117 fecal specimens (19.4%) were positive for group A rotavirus. Rotavirus infection was detected continuously from November to June, with the highest prevalence in April....
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