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Canine-origin G3P[3] rotavirus strain in child with acute gastroenteritis.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2007
De Grazia Simona, Martella Vito, Giammanco Giovanni M, Gòmara Miren Iturriza, Ramirez Stefania, Cascio Antonio, Colomba Claudia, Arista Serenella
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Infection by an animal-like strain of rotavirus (PA260/97) was diagnosed in a child with gastroenteritis in Palermo, Italy, in 1997. Sequence analysis of VP7, VP4, VP6, and NSP4 genes showed resemblance to a G3P[3] canine strain identified in Italy in 1996. Dogs are a potential source of human vi...
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