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Changing distribution of rotavirus A genotypes circulating in Japanese children with acute gastroenteritis in outpatient clinic, 2014-2020.
Journal of infection and public health - 1 Jul 2022
Okitsu Shoko, Khamrin Pattara, Hikita Toshiyuki, Thongprachum Aksara, Pham Ngan Thi Kim, Hoque Sheikh Ariful, Hayakawa Satoshi, Maneekarn Niwat, Ushijima Hiroshi
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BACKGROUND: Rotavirus A (RVA) is a major cause of severe acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in infants and children worldwide. In Japan, two kinds of rotavirus vaccines have been introduced as voluntary vaccines in 2011 and 2012, respectively, and launched into the national vaccine program in October 2020. METHODS: In this study, we investigated prevalence of RVA and their molecular characterization in the stool samples...
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