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Continuous detection and genetic diversity of human rotavirus A in sewage in eastern China, 2013-2014.
Virology journal - 13 Sept 2016
Zhou Nan, Lv Dong, Wang Suting, Lin Xiaojuan, Bi Zhenwang, Wang Haiyan, Wang Pei, Zhang Huaning, Tao Zexin, Hou Peibin, Song Yanyan, Xu Aiqiang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Rotavirus is the leading viral agent for pediatric gastroenteritis. However, the case-based surveillance for rotavirus is limited in China, and its circulation in the environment is not well investigated. METHODS: From 2013 to 2014, rotavirus was detected in raw sewage samples of Jinan and Linyi by quantitative PCR (qPCR) and conventional reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR). After sequenced and...
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