Genetic Diversity of Human Rotavirus A Among Hospitalized Children Under-5 Years in Lebanon

Genetic Diversity of Human Rotavirus A Among Hospitalized Children Under-5 Years in Lebanon

Human rotavirus remains a major cause of gastroenteritis worldwide despite the availability of effective vaccines. In this study, we investigated the genetic diversity of rotaviruses circulating in Lebanon. We genetically characterized the VP4 and VP7 genes encoding the outer capsid proteins of 132...

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Main Authors: Houda H. Harastani, Lina Reslan, Ahmad Sabra, Zainab Ali, Moza Hammadi, Soha Ghanem, Farah Hajar, Ghassan M. Matar, Ghassan S. Dbaibo, Hassan Zaraket
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
human rotavirus
capsid proteins
diversity
vaccine
breakthrough
Rotarix
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2020.00317/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2020.00317/full

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