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Divergence of group a rotavirus with genetic variations before and after introduction of rotavirus vaccines in northern Taiwan.
Medicine - 1 Feb 2020
Chen Ying-Fang Elaine, Lee Chung-Chan, Chiu Cheng-Hsun, Chang Yu-Chung, Tsai Chi-Neu, Chao Hsun-Ching, Kong Shu-Sing, Chen Shih-Yen
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Despite the development of vaccines in 2006, rotavirus is still a major cause of acute gastroenteritis worldwide. This study was performed to analyze the presence of circulating rotaviruses before and after the introduction of rotavirus vaccines to allow phylogenetic comparisons of vaccine strains in northern Taiwan.Rotavirus genotyping and sequencing of rotavirus VP7 and VP4 PCR products were performed by...
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