Reemergence of new variant G3 rotavirus in Japanese pediatric patients, 2009-2011

• Main Authors: Aksara Thongprachum, Wisoot Chan-it, Pattara Khamrin, Shoko Okitsu, Shuichi Nishimura, Hideaki Kikuta, Atsuko Yamamoto, Kumiko Sugita, Tsuneyoshi Baba, Masashi Mizuguchi, Niwat Maneekarn, Satoshi Hayakawa, Hiroshi Ushijima
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84870502734&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/48287
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

The molecular epidemiology and characterization of rotaviruses obtained from non-hospitalized children with acute gastroenteritis in five different prefectures (Hokkaido, Saga, Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto) from July 2009 to June 2011 was investigated. Among 831 fecal specimens tested, rotavirus was foun...