Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2406818 | Vaccine | 2009 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
From September 2006- October 2007 hospital-based surveillance was conducted in Haiphong, Vietnam among children less than age 5 years hospitalized for diarrhoea to determine the distribution of G and P types and electropherotypes of rotavirus. Of note, the emergence of G3P[8] was identified and the strain was predominant among rotaviruses detected. More than 90% of G3P[8] electropherotyped strains shared an identical electropherotype, indicating they were of a single origin and their VP7 sequences were similar to those reported from Japan and China. This abrupt emergence of a novel G3 strains underscores the continued need for quality rotavirus surveillance.
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Authors
Ngo Tuan Cuong, Nguyen Binh Minh, Dang Duc Anh, Nguyen Hoai Thu, Nguyen Tuan Tu, Tran Van Nam, Vu Thi Thuy, Michiko Ogino, Md. Mahbub Alam, Toyoko Nakagomi, Osamu Nakagomi, Tetsu Yamashiro,