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Putative canine origin of rotavirus strain detected in a child with diarrhea, Taiwan.
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Feb 2012
Wu Fang-Tzy, Bányai Krisztián, Lin Jen-Shiou, Wu Ho-Sheng, Hsiung Chao Agnes, Huang Yhu-Chering, Hwang Kao-Pin, Jiang Baoming, Gentsch Jon R
Abstract excerpt
Rotavirus G3P[3] strains have been reported from a variety of species including humans, cats, dogs, monkeys, goats, and cows. Here, we report the characterization of the first human G3P[3] rotavirus from East Asia identified in a 2-year-old child who was treated in a hospital's emergency ward in Taiwan in February 2005. Sequence and phylogenetic analysis demonstrated a close genetic relationship between the VP4,...
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