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SUBMITTER: Cunliffe NA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2660691 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cunliffe Nigel A NA Ngwira Bagrey M BM Dove Winifred W Nakagomi Osamu O Nakagomi Toyoko T Perez Arantza A Hart C Anthony CA Kazembe Peter N PN Mwansambo Charles C V CC
Emerging infectious diseases 20090101 1
To assess diversity of rotavirus strains in Lilongwe, Malawi, we conducted a cross-sectional study of children with acute gastroenteritis, July 2005-June 2007. Serotype G12 was identified in 30 (5%) of 546 rotavirus-positive fecal specimens. The G12 strain possessed multiple electropherotypes and P-types, but their viral protein 7 sequences were closely related, indicating that reassortment has occurred. ...[more]