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Emergence of Equine-like G3P[8] Rotavirus Strains Infecting Children in Venezuela.
Viruses - 13 Mar 2025
Vizzi Esmeralda, Rosales Rita E, Piñeros Oscar, Fernández Rixio, Inaty David, López Karolina, Peña Laura, De Freitas-Linares Angela, Navarro Dianora, Neri Sandra, Durán Osmary, Liprandi Ferdinando
Abstract excerpt
Rotavirus alphagastroenteritidis is the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis worldwide in young humans and animals. In 2023-2024, a relatively high rotavirus detection rate (34.5%) was detected in children with diarrhea in Caracas. All rotavirus strains were typed as P[8], using a multiplex RT-PCR assay, while the G-type was not identified. This unusual pattern, not previously observed in Venezuela, prompted...
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