Rotavirus Serotype G9P[8] and Acute Gastroenteritis Outbreak in Children, Northern Australia

During 2001, an outbreak of severe acute gastroenteritis swept through Central and northern Australia and caused serious disruption to health services. We tracked and characterized the rotavirus strain implicated in the outbreak. Comparison of the electropherotypes of outbreak samples suggested that...

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Main Authors: Carl D. Kirkwood, Nada Bogdanovic-Sakran, Graeme Barnes, Ruth Bishop
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/9/04-0040_article