Article
Group A rotavirus gastroenteritis: post-vaccine era, genotypes and zoonotic transmission.
Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) - 1 Jan 2000
Luchs Adriana, Timenetsky Maria do Carmo Sampaio Tavares
Abstract excerpt
ABSTRACTThis article provides a review of immunity, diagnosis, and clinical aspects of rotavirus disease. It also informs about the changes in epidemiology of diarrheal disease and genetic diversity of circulating group A rotavirus strains following the introduction of vaccines. Group A rotavirus is the major pathogen causing gastroenteritis in animals. Its segmented RNA genome can lead to the emergence of new or...
Topics
- Animals
- Brazil
- Diarrhea
- Gastroenteritis
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Humans
- Rotavirus
- Rotavirus Infections
- Rotavirus Vaccines
- Zoonoses
