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Molecular characterization of equine rotaviruses isolated in Europe in 2013: implications for vaccination.
Veterinary microbiology - 23 Mar 2015
Matthijnssens Jelle, Ons Ellen, De Coster Sarah, Conceição-Neto Nádia, Gryspeerdt Annick, Van Ranst Marc, Raue Rudiger
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Equine group A rotavirus (RVAs) mainly cause disease in foals under the age of 3 months. Only sporadic data are available on the circulation of RVAs in equine populations in Europe. In this study, 65 diarrheic samples from foals under 4 months of age were collected in Belgium (n=32), Germany (n=17), Slovenia (n=5), Sweden (n=4), Hungary (n=3), Italy (n=2), France (n=1) and The Netherlands (n=1). Forty percent of...
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