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Whole genome detection of rotavirus mixed infections in human, porcine and bovine samples co-infected with various rotavirus strains collected from sub-Saharan Africa.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Apr 2015
Nyaga Martin M, Jere Khuzwayo C, Esona Mathew D, Seheri Mapaseka L, Stucker Karla M, Halpin Rebecca A, Akopov Asmik, Stockwell Timothy B, Peenze Ina, Diop Amadou, Ndiaye Kader, Boula Angeline, Maphalala Gugu, Berejena Chipo, Mwenda Jason M, Steele A Duncan, Wentworth David E, Mphahlele M Jeffrey
Abstract excerpt
Group A rotaviruses (RVA) are among the main global causes of severe diarrhea in children under the age of 5years. Strain diversity, mixed infections and untypeable RVA strains are frequently reported in Africa. We analysed rotavirus-positive human stool samples (n=13) obtained from hospitalised children under the age of 5years who presented with acute gastroenteritis at sentinel hospital sites in six African...
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