Seasonal shifts of group A rotavirus strains as a possible mechanism of persistence in the human population

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 568-571

  Parra, Gabriel I ^a,b,c  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud Universidad Nacional de Asuncion   (Paraguay)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age group; Genotypes; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; HERD IMMUNITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PARAGUAY; PREVALENCE; ROTAVIRUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; VIRUS INFECTION; CLASSIFICATION; GENOTYPE; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASON; VIROLOGY;

ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS A;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, HERD; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PARAGUAY; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEASONS;

EID: 60049093146     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21423     Document Type: Article

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