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VP7 and VP8* genetic characterization of group A rotavirus genotype G12P[8]: Emergence and spreading in the Eastern Brazilian coast in 2014.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jan 2017
da Silva Marcelle Figueira Marques, Fumian Tulio Machado, de Assis Rosane Maria Santos, Fialho Alexandre Madi, Carvalho-Costa Filipe Anibal, da Silva Ribeiro de Andrade Juliana, Leite José Paulo Gagliardi
Abstract excerpt
Group A rotavirus (RVA) genotype G12 is habitually associated with diarrhea disease (DD) in African children and recently its detection has increased worldwide. A total of 970 stool samples collected from individuals with DD in the Northeastern, Southeastern, and Southern Brazilian regions, Eastern coast, were analyzed and 321 (33%) were positive for RVA and of these, 241 (75%) genotyped as G12P[8]. The rate of...
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