First report of gastroenteritis by genotype G12 rotavirus in Dakar, Senegal

M.L. Dia; A. Diop; M.A. Sonko; M. Bâ; M.F. Cissé

doi:10.1016/j.nmni.2015.04.004

New Microbes and New Infections (Jul 2015)

First report of gastroenteritis by genotype G12 rotavirus in Dakar, Senegal

M.L. Dia,
A. Diop,
M.A. Sonko,
M. Bâ,
M.F. Cissé

Affiliations

M.L. Dia: Department of Bacteriology and Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Senegal
A. Diop: Department of Bacteriology and Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Senegal
M.A. Sonko: Department of Bacteriology and Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Senegal
M. Bâ: Albert Royer Children's Hospital, Dakar, Senegal
M.F. Cissé: Department of Bacteriology and Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Senegal

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2015.04.004
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. C
pp. 30 – 32

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The genotype G12 rotavirus was isolated from the stool of children 5 years old or younger with acute gastroenteritis during 1 year in three Dakar hospitals. The G12 genotype was the most common (58.25%). VP4 genotyping revealed mixed genotypes (1.94%).

Published in New Microbes and New Infections

ISSN: 2052-2975 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/new-microbes-and-new-infections

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