Molecular Characterization of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis Strains, Iraqi Kurdistan

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Ahmed, Herish M. ; Coulter, J. Brian S. ; Nakagomi, Osamu ; Hart, C.A. ; Zaki, Jamal M. ; Al-Rabaty, Abas A. ; Dove, Winifred ; Cunliffe, Nigel A.
• Description:
  Of 260 children with acute diarrhea in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, 96 (37%) were infected with rotavirus. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction identified G1, G4, G2, G9, P[8], P[6], and P[4] as the most common genotypes. Eight G/P combinations were found, but P[8]G1 and P[4]G2 accounted for >50% of the strains.
• Subjects:
  Acute Disease Child, Preschool Children Cross-Sectional Studies Diarrhea Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Feces Female Gastroenteritis Genotype Genotypes Humans Infant Iraq Iraqi Kurdistan Male Molecular Epidemiology Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Rotavirus Rotavirus Infections

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 12(5):824-826.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d2fb13c98f31e57e8abe7c9eb35601c08b39bd71e9f6b3115791c13c82a66116
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16139/cdc_16139_DS1.pdf
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