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Emergence of an unusual genotype of rotavirus in andaman and nicobar islands, India.
Intervirology - 1 Jan 2013
Reesu Rajesh, Bhattacharya Debdutta, Chaaithanya I K, Muruganandam N, Bharadwaj A P, Singhania Munni, Sugunan A P, Vijayachari P
Abstract excerpt
Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe diarrhoea worldwide, affecting over 125 million young children every year in developing countries. The present study is a part of ongoing childhood diarrhoeal surveillance to determine the strain diversity of rotaviruses prevalent in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. From October 2010 to February 2012, 296 stool samples from children (age group 6-60 months) with...
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