Clinical and Molecular Characteristics of Human Rotavirus G8P[8] Outbreak Strain, Japan, 2014.

Autor: Kenji Kondo, Takeshi Tsugawa, Mayumi Ono, Toshio Ohara, Shinsuke Fujibayashi, Yasuo Tahara, Noriaki Kubo, Shuji Nakata, Yoshihito Higashidate, Yoshiki Fujii, Kazuhiko Katayama, Yuko Yoto, Hiroyuki Tsutsumi, Kondo, Kenji, Tsugawa, Takeshi, Ono, Mayumi, Ohara, Toshio, Fujibayashi, Shinsuke, Tahara, Yasuo, Kubo, Noriaki
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases; Jun2017, Vol. 23 Issue 6, p968-972, 5p, 2 Charts, 1 Graph, 1 Map
Abstrakt: During March-July 2014, rotavirus G8P[8] emerged as the predominant cause of rotavirus gastroenteritis among children in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Clinical characteristics were similar for infections caused by G8 and non-G8 strains. Sequence and phylogenetic analyses suggest the strains were generated by multiple reassortment events between DS-1-like P[8] strains and bovine strains from Asia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index