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

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 890-892

  Cunliffe, Nigel A ^a   Dove, Winifred ^a   Bunn, James E G ^b   Ramadam, M Ben ^c   Nyangao, James W O ^d   Riveron, Raul L ^e   Cuevas, Luis E ^b   Hart, C Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Misurata Teaching Hospital   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^d KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^e Centro Havana Children's Hospital   (Cuba)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CUBA; DIARRHEA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFANT; KENYA; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ROTAVIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0035200183     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0705.017521     Document Type: Article

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