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Expanding global distribution of rotavirus serotype G9: detection in Libya, Kenya, and Cuba.

Serotype G9 may be the fifth most common human rotavirus serotype, after serotypes G1 to G4. In three cross-sectional studies of childhood diarrhea, we have detected serotype G9 rotaviruses for the first time in Libya, Kenya, and Cuba. Serotype G9 constituted 27% of all rotaviruses identified, empha...

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Autores principales: Cunliffe, N A, Dove, W, Bunn, J E, Ben Ramadam, M, Nyangao, J W, Riveron, R L, Cuevas, L E, Hart, C A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2001
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2631875/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11747706
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Sumario:Serotype G9 may be the fifth most common human rotavirus serotype, after serotypes G1 to G4. In three cross-sectional studies of childhood diarrhea, we have detected serotype G9 rotaviruses for the first time in Libya, Kenya, and Cuba. Serotype G9 constituted 27% of all rotaviruses identified, emphasizing the reemergence of serotype G9 and suggesting that future human rotavirus vaccines will need to protect against disease caused by this serotype.