Molecular Characterisation of a Rare Reassortant Porcine-Like G5P[6] Rotavirus Strain Detected in an Unvaccinated Child in Kasama, Zambia

A human-porcine reassortant strain, RVA/Human-wt/ZMB/UFS-NGS-MRC-DPRU4723/2014/G5P[6], was identified in a sample collected in 2014 from an unvaccinated 12 month old male hospitalised for gastroenteritis in Zambia. We sequenced and characterised the complete genome of this strain which presented the...

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Published in:	Pathogens
Main Authors:	Wairimu M. Maringa, Peter N. Mwangi, Julia Simwaka, Evans M. Mpabalwani, Jason M. Mwenda, Ina Peenze, Mathew D. Esona, M. Jeffrey Mphahlele, Mapaseka L. Seheri, Martin M. Nyaga
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Subjects:	whole-genome genotype constellation interspecies transmission reassortment porcine porcine-like human
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/8/663