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Molecular and clinical characterization of the equine-like G3 rotavirus that caused the first outbreak in Japan, 2016.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Mar 2021
Akane Yusuke, Tsugawa Takeshi, Fujii Yoshiki, Honjo Saho, Kondo Kenji, Nakata Shuji, Fujibayashi Shinsuke, Ohara Toshio, Mori Toshihiko, Higashidate Yoshihito, Nagai Kazushige, Kikuchi Masayoshi, Sato Toshiya, Kato Shinsuke, Tahara Yasuo, Kubo Noriaki, Katayama Kazuhiko, Kimura Hirokazu, Tsutsumi Hiroyuki, Kawasaki Yukihiko
Abstract excerpt
Since 2013, equine-like G3 rotavirus (eG3) strains have been detected throughout the world, including in Japan, and the strains were found to be dominant in some countries. In 2016, the first eG3 outbreak in Japan occurred in Tomakomai, Hokkaido prefecture, and the strains became dominant in other Hokkaido areas the following year. There were no significant differences in the clinical characteristics of eG3 and...
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