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Detection of the first G6P[14] human rotavirus strain in an infant with diarrhoea in Ghana.
Virology journal - 10 Nov 2016
Damanka Susan, Lartey Belinda, Agbemabiese Chantal, Dennis Francis E, Adiku Theophilus, Nyarko Kofi, Ofori Michael, Armah George E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Rotaviruses with G6P[14] specificity are mostly isolated in cattle and have been established as a rare cause of gastroenteritis in humans. This study reports the first detection of G6P[14] rotavirus strain in Ghana from the stool of an infant during a hospital-based rotavirus surveillance study in 2010. METHODS: Viral RNA was extracted and rotavirus VP7 and VP4 genes amplified by one step RT-PCR using...
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