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Retrospective (2016-2020) and cross-sectional molecular study of rotavirus species A field strains circulating in diarrheic dairy calves in Brazil.
Acta tropica - 1 Jun 2026
Fritzen Juliana Torres Tomazi, Assis Bianca Resende, Oliveira Marcos Vinicius, Vieira Marcos Vinicius, Lorenzetti Elis, Alfieri Alice Fernandes, Alfieri Amauri Alcindo
Abstract excerpt
Diarrhea is one of the main causes of death in calves worldwide, and rotavirus species A (RVA) is a significant etiological agent. This study aimed to determine the G (VP7 gene) and P (VP4 gene) genotype combinations in a collection of RVA-positive diarrheic fecal samples from dairy calves up to 30 days old. Between 2016 and 2020, 828 fecal samples from 118 dairy cattle herds were tested for rotavirus, with 154...
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