Rotavirus A strains obtained from children with acute gastroenteritis in Mozambique, 2012-2013: G and P genotypes and phylogenetic analysis of VP7 and partial VP4 genes
- Authors: Acácio S, Cassocera M, Cuamba A, de Deus N, João ED, Mandomando I, Motanyane L, O'Neill HG, Page N, Strydom A
- Publication Year: 2017
- Journal: Archives of Virology
- Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29052059
In Mozambique rotavirus (RV) was shown to be the greatest cause of acute diarrhoea in infants from 0 to 11 months, and in 2015, national rotavirus vaccination was introduced. As with other developing countries, there is very limited active strain characterisation. Rotavirus positive clinical specimens, collected between 2012 and 2013, have now provided information on the […]
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