Emergence of Serotype G12 Rotaviruses, Hungary

We describe the emergence of serotype G12 rotaviruses (67 [6.9%] of 971 specimens tested) among children hospitalized with rotavirus gastroenteritis in Hungary during 2005. These findings are consistent with recent reports of the possible global spread and increasing epidemiologic importance of thes...

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Autores principales: Bányai, Krisztián, Bogdán, Ágnes, Kisfali, Péter, Molnár, Péter, Mihály, Ilona, Melegh, Béla, Martella, Vito, Gentsch, Jon R., Szücs, György
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2792842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17553236
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1306.061181
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Sumario:We describe the emergence of serotype G12 rotaviruses (67 [6.9%] of 971 specimens tested) among children hospitalized with rotavirus gastroenteritis in Hungary during 2005. These findings are consistent with recent reports of the possible global spread and increasing epidemiologic importance of these strains, which may have implications for current rotavirus vaccination strategies.

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