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Genetic characterization of G12P[6] and G12P[8] rotavirus strains collected in six African countries between 2010 and 2014.
BMC infectious diseases - 22 Jan 2021
Rakau Kebareng G, Nyaga Martin M, Gededzha Maemu P, Mwenda Jason M, Mphahlele M Jeffrey, Seheri L Mapaseka, Steele A Duncan
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BACKGROUND: G12 rotaviruses were first observed in sub-Saharan Africa in 2004 and since then have continued to emerge and spread across the continent and are reported as a significant human rotavirus genotype in several African countries, both prior to and after rotavirus vaccine introduction. This study investigated the genetic variability of 15 G12 rotavirus strains associated with either P[6] or P[8]...
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