Community based case-control study of rotavirus gastroenteritis among young children during 2008-2010 reveals vast genetic diversity and increased prevalence of G9 strains in Kolkata.

Community based case-control study of rotavirus gastroenteritis among young children during 2008-2010 reveals vast genetic diversity and increased prevalence of G9 strains in Kolkata.

BACKGROUND:Group A Rotaviruses are a major etiologic agent of gastroenteritis in infants and young children (<5 years) worldwide. Although rotavirus vaccines have been successfully administered in many countries, in India the introduction of rotavirus vaccine in national immunization program was...

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Main Authors: Satarupa Mullick, Anupam Mukherjee, Santanu Ghosh, Gururaja P Pazhani, Dipika Sur, Byomkesh Manna, James P Nataro, Myron M Levine, Thandavarayan Ramamurthy, Mamta Chawla-Sarkar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4234499?pdf=render

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