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Detection and characterization of a human G9P[4] rotavirus strain in Japan.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Aug 2015
Yamamoto Seiji P, Kaida Atsushi, Ono Atsushi, Kubo Hideyuki, Iritani Nobuhiro
Abstract excerpt
In a surveillance system in Osaka City, Japan, 48 sporadic rotavirus A (RVA) infections were detected during 2008/2009-2011/2012 seasons. The G/P-genotypes of detected RVAs were G1P[8], G2P[4], G3P[8], G9P[4], and G9P[8]. Although G9P[4] is a rare genotype that had not been reported in Japan, it was the second most prevalent genotype, following G1P[8], and accounted for 35.3% of RVA cases in the 2011/2012 season....
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