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Spread and predominance in Japan of novel G1P[8] double-reassortant rotavirus strains possessing a DS-1-like genotype constellation typical of G2P[4] strains.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2014
Fujii Yoshiki, Nakagomi Toyoko, Nishimura Naoko, Noguchi Atsuko, Miura Sinobu, Ito Hisato, Doan Yen Hai, Takahashi Tsutomu, Ozaki Takao, Katayama Kazuhiko, Nakagomi Osamu
Abstract excerpt
Rotavirus is a major cause of severe gastroenteritis in children <5 years of age worldwide, and two, live attenuated rotavirus vaccines are globally available. As rotavirus vaccines are introduced into national immunization programs, there is an increasing need to monitor circulating wild-type strains. However, few studies have systematically examined their full genotype constellation. This study was therefore...
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