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Sequence and phylogenetic analyses of human rotavirus strains: comparison of VP7 and VP8(∗) antigenic epitopes between Tunisian and vaccine strains before national rotavirus vaccine introduction.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Aug 2013
Mouna Ben Hadj Fredj, Hamida-Rebaï Meriam Ben, Heylen Elisabeth, Zeller Mark, Moussa Amal, Kacem Saoussen, Van Ranst Marc, Matthijnssens Jelle, Trabelsi Abdelhalim
Abstract excerpt
Group A rotaviruses (RVA) are the leading cause of severe gastroenteritis in infants and young children worldwide. Due to their epidemiological complexity, it is important to compare the genetic characteristics of vaccine strains with the RVA strains circulating before the introduction of the vaccine in the Tunisian immunization program. In the present study, the nucleotide sequences of VP7 and VP8∗ (n=31), the...
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