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First genetic characterization of rotavirus C in Russia.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Apr 2016
Zhirakovskaia Elena, Tikunov Artem, Klemesheva Vera, Loginovskikh Natalia, Netesov Sergey, Tikunova Nina
Abstract excerpt
Rotaviruses C (RVC) cause sporadic cases and outbreaks of diarrhea in humans and animals worldwide. The aim of this study was to monitor RVC during a surveillance study of sporadic cases of viral gastroenteritis in the Novosibirsk and Omsk regions of Russia from 2006 to 2011. A total of 2144 stool samples from children and adults hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis were tested for RVC by RT-PCR. Sixteen...
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