Genotypic linkages of VP4, VP6, VP7, NSP4, NSP5 genes of rotaviruses circulating among children with acute gastroenteritis in Thailand

• Main Authors: Pattara Khamrin, Niwat Maneekarn, Rungnapa Malasao, Tuan Anh Nguyen, Shinichi Ishida, Shoko Okitsu, Hiroshi Ushijima
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=77951978350&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/50479
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Rotavirus is the main cause of acute viral gastroenteritis in infants and young children worldwide. Surveillance of group A rotavirus has been conducted in Chiang Mai, Thailand since 1987 up to 2004 and those studies revealed that group A rotavirus was responsible for about 20-61% of diarrheal disea...