Feline origin of rotavirus strain, Tunisia, 2008.
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ABSTRACT: In Tunisia in 2008, an unusual G6P[9] rotavirus, RVA/human-wt/TUN/17237/2008/G6P[9], rarely found in humans, was detected in a child. To determine the origin of this strain, we conducted phylogenetic analyses and found a unique genotype constellation resembling rotaviruses belonging to the feline BA222-like genotype constellation. The strain probably resulted from direct cat-to-human transmission.
SUBMITTER: Ben Hadj Fredj M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3647418 | biostudies-literature |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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