Update of Rotavirus Strains Circulating in Africa From 2007 Through 2011

BACKGROUND:The African Rotavirus Surveillance Network has been detecting and documenting rotavirus genotypes in the subcontinent since 1998, largely based on intercountry workshops conducted at Rotavirus Regional Reference Laboratories. This article reports on rotavirus genotypes generated at Region...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2014-01, Vol.33 Suppl 1, Rotavirus Disease Burden in Africa (Supplement 1), p.S76-S84
Hauptverfasser:	Seheri, Mapaseka, Nemarude, Leah, Peenze, Ina, Netshifhefhe, Lufuno, Nyaga, Martin M, Ngobeni, Harry G, Maphalala, Gugu, Maake, Lorens L, Steele, A Duncan, Mwenda, Jason M, Mphahlele, Jeffrey M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Africa - epidemiology Child, Preschool Feces - virology Genotype Humans Immunoenzyme Techniques Infant Rotavirus - classification Rotavirus - genetics Rotavirus Infections - diagnosis Rotavirus Infections - epidemiology Rotavirus Infections - virology Sentinel Surveillance
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Zusammenfassung:	BACKGROUND:The African Rotavirus Surveillance Network has been detecting and documenting rotavirus genotypes in the subcontinent since 1998, largely based on intercountry workshops conducted at Rotavirus Regional Reference Laboratories. This article reports on rotavirus genotypes generated at Regional Reference Laboratories, South Africa between 2007 and 2011 from 16 African countries. METHODS:Stool samples were collected from
ISSN:	0891-3668 1532-0987
DOI:	10.1097/INF.0000000000000053