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Emergence of Double- and Triple-Gene Reassortant G1P[8] Rotaviruses Possessing a DS-1-Like Backbone after Rotavirus Vaccine Introduction in Malawi.
Journal of virology - 1 Feb 2018
Jere Khuzwayo C, Chaguza Chrispin, Bar-Zeev Naor, Lowe Jenna, Peno Chikondi, Kumwenda Benjamin, Nakagomi Osamu, Tate Jacqueline E, Parashar Umesh D, Heyderman Robert S, French Neil, Cunliffe Nigel A, Iturriza-Gomara Miren
Abstract excerpt
To combat the high burden of rotavirus gastroenteritis, multiple African countries have introduced rotavirus vaccines into their childhood immunization programs. Malawi incorporated a G1P[8] rotavirus vaccine (Rotarix) into its immunization schedule in 2012. Utilizing a surveillance platform of hospitalized rotavirus gastroenteritis cases, we examined the phylodynamics of G1P[8] rotavirus strains that circulated...
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