
To assess diversity of rotavirus strains in Lilongwe, Malawi, we conducted a cross-sectional study of children with acute gastroenteritis, July 2005-June 2007. Serotype G12 was identified in 30 (5%) of 546 rotavirus-positive fecal specimens. The G12 strain possessed multiple electropherotypes and P-types, but their viral protein 7 sequences were closely related, indicating that reassortment has occurred.
Rotavirus, Malawi, electropherotype, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Rotavirus Infections, Feces, Humans, Serotyping, Antigens, Viral, R, Dispatch, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Gastroenteritis, VP7, rotavirus, Cross-Sectional Studies, VP4, Child, Preschool, Acute Disease, Medicine, RNA, Viral, Capsid Proteins, Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel, Reassortant Viruses
Rotavirus, Malawi, electropherotype, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Rotavirus Infections, Feces, Humans, Serotyping, Antigens, Viral, R, Dispatch, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Gastroenteritis, VP7, rotavirus, Cross-Sectional Studies, VP4, Child, Preschool, Acute Disease, Medicine, RNA, Viral, Capsid Proteins, Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel, Reassortant Viruses
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