Short communication: detection and molecular characterization of hepatitis E virus in domestic animals of São Tomé and Príncipe

Authors: Mesquita JR, Istrate C, Santos-Ferreira NL, Ferreira AS, Abreu-Silva J, Veiga J, van der Poel WHM, Nascimento MSJ
Publication Year: 2019
Journal: Tropical Animal Health and Production
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/30178438/

As in most of the African continent, the status of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in domestic animals in São Tomé and Príncipe, an archipelago off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa, is also completely unknown. In the present study, we investigated the presence of HEV among domestic animals in São Tomé and Príncipe. […]
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High rate of detection of G8P[6] rotavirus in children with acute gastroenteritis in São Tomé and Príncipe

Authors: Esteves A, Istrate C, Lima A, Lopes A, Neves E, Nordgren J, Piedade J, Sharma S, Veiga J, Videira e Castro S, Zaky A
Publication Year: 2015
Journal: Archives of Virology
Link: http://www.researchgate.net/publication/266625543_High_rate_of_detection_of_G8P6_rotavirus_in_children_with_acute_gastroenteritis_in_So_Tom_and_Principe

The burden of rotavirus infections greatly affects the low-income African countries. In the absence of epidemiological data on pediatric diarrhea in São Tomé and Príncipe (STP), a study was conducted from August to December 2011.
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Short communication: detection and molecular characterization of hepatitis E virus in domestic animals of São Tomé and Príncipe

High rate of detection of G8P[6] rotavirus in children with acute gastroenteritis in São Tomé and Príncipe

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