Characterization of human rotaviruses circulating in Iraq in 2008: Atypical G8 and high prevalence of P[6] strains

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 16, Issue , 2013, Pages 212-217

  Ahmed, Salwa ^a   Klena, John ^a   Albana, Antun ^b   Alhamdani, Faisal ^c   Oskoff, John ^a   Soliman, Mireille ^a   Heylen, Elisabeth ^d   Teleb, Nadia ^e   Husain, Tupur ^a   Matthijnssens, Jelle ^d  

^a US Naval Medical Research Unit No 3 Egypt   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Iraq)

^d REGA INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Belgium)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diarrhea; G12; G8; Iraq; P 6 ; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENOTYPE; IRAQ; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA EXTRACTION; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS GROUP A; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS PURIFICATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRAQ; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; RNA, VIRAL; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS;

ANIMALIA; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS A;

EID: 84875505755     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: 15677257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2012.12.003     Document Type: Article

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