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Rapid Spread in Japan of Unusual G9P[8] Human Rotavirus Strains Possessing NSP4 Genes of E2 Genotype.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 22 Sept 2022
Fukuda Saori, Akari Yuki, Hatazawa Riona, Negoro Manami, Tanaka Takaaki, Asada Kazutoyo, Nakamura Haruna, Sugiura Katsumi, Umemoto Masakazu, Kuroki Haruo, Ito Hiroaki, Tanaka Shigeki, Ito Mitsue, Ide Tomihiko, Murata Takayuki, Taniguchi Kiyosu, Suga Shigeru, Kamiya Hajime, Nakano Takashi, Taniguchi Koki, Komoto Satoshi
Abstract excerpt
The emergence of unusual G9P[8]-E2 human rotaviruses in the Tokyo metropolitan area, Japan, in 2018 has been reported. During rotavirus strain surveillance in different regions of Japan (Mie, Okayama, and Chiba prefectures), G9P[8]-E2 strains were detected in children with diarrhea from all three prefectures. Here, we characterized the whole genome of seven representative G9P[8]-E2 strains. In the...
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