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Molecular epidemiology of rotavirus gastroenteritis in Japan during 2014-2015: Characterization of re-emerging G2P[4] after rotavirus vaccine introduction.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jun 2018
Khandoker Nusrat, Thongprachum Aksara, Takanashi Sayaka, Okitsu Shoko, Nishimura Shuichi, Kikuta Hideaki, Yamamoto Atsuko, Sugita Kumiko, Baba Tsuneyoshi, Kobayashi Masaaki, Hayakawa Satoshi, Mizuguchi Masashi, Ushijima Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Rotavirus vaccines have been available in Japan since 2011. This study conducted to monitor the trend of group A rotavirus (RVA) genotypes 3 years after vaccine introduction. A total of, 539 fecal samples were collected from children with acute gastroenteritis in six regions during July 2014-June 2015. Among them, 178 samples (33.0%) were positive for RVA. The most predominant genotype was G1P[8] (35.9%) followed...
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