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Emergence of unusual G6P[6] rotaviruses in children, Burkina Faso, 2009-2010.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Apr 2012
Nordgren Johan, Nitiema Leon W, Sharma Sumit, Ouermi Djeneba, Traore Alfred S, Simpore Jacques, Svensson Lennart
Abstract excerpt
To obtain more information about rotavirus (ROTAV) genotypes in Burkina Faso, we characterized 100 ROTAVs isolated from fecal samples of children with acute gastroenteritis in the capital city of Ouagadougou, during December 2009-March 2010. Of note, 13% of the ROTAV-positive samples, including those with mixed infections, were positive for the unusual G6 genotype ROTAV strain. The genotypes identified were...
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