Identification of novel Ghanaian G8P[6] human-bovine reassortant rotavirus strain by next generation sequencing.

Group A rotaviruses (RVAs) are the most important etiological agent of acute gastroenteritis in children <5 years of age worldwide. The monovalent rotavirus vaccine Rotarix was introduced into the national Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) in Ghana in May 2012. However, there is a paucity...

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Main Authors: Francis E Dennis, Yoshiki Fujii, Kei Haga, Susan Damanka, Belinda Lartey, Chantal A Agbemabiese, Nobuo Ohta, George E Armah, Kazuhiko Katayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4074113?pdf=render