Expanding global distribution of rotavirus serotype G9: detection in Libya, Kenya, and Cuba.

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Cunliffe, N. A. ; Dove, W. ; Bunn, J. E. ; Ben Ramadam, M. ; Nyangao, J. W. ; Riveron, R. L. ; Cuevas, L. E. ; Hart, C. A.
• Description:
  Serotype G9 may be the fifth most common human rotavirus serotype, after serotypes G1 to G4. In three cross-sectional studies of childhood diarrhea, we have detected serotype G9 rotaviruses for the first time in Libya, Kenya, and Cuba. Serotype G9 constituted 27% of all rotaviruses identified, emphasizing the reemergence of serotype G9 and suggesting that future human rotavirus vaccines will need to protect against disease caused by this serotype.
• Subjects:
  Child Child, Preschool Cross-Sectional Studies Feces Humans Infant Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Rna, Viral Rotavirus Rotavirus Infections Serotyping

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 7(5):890-892.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Cuba ; Kenya ; Libya
• Volume:
  7
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7afe07010323024cea9ba74d9c28efa7096c76fb428a3ae4bc5c8a20a59887b7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15214/cdc_15214_DS1.pdf
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