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Detection of G3P[3] and G3P[9] rotavirus strains in American Indian children with evidence of gene reassortment between human and animal rotaviruses.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jul 2011
Grant Lindsay, Esona Mathew, Gentsch Jon, Watt James, Reid Raymond, Weatherholtz Robert, Santosham Mathuram, Parashar Umesh, O'Brien Katherine
Abstract excerpt
The distribution and evolution of human rotavirus strains is important for vaccine development and effectiveness. In settings where rotavirus vaccine coverage is high, vaccine pressure could select for replacement of common strains (similar to those included in rotavirus vaccines) with uncommon strains, some of which could be generated by reassortment between human and animal rotaviruses. Between 2002 and 2004, a...
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