Emergence of human G9 rotaviros with an escepitionally high of frequency in children admitted to hospital with diarrhea in Chiang Mai, Thailand

• Main Authors: Pattara Khamrin, Supatra Peerakome, Lumduan Wongsawasdi, Supin Tonusin, Penpuck Sornchai, Varunee Maneerat, Chantana Khamwan, Fumihiro Yagyu, Shoko Okitsu, Hiroshi Ushyima, Niwat Maneekarn
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=31144455131&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/61725
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Among 315 fecal specimens collected from children hospitalized with diarrhea in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in 2000-2001, group A rotavirus was detected in 107 (34.0%). Of these, 98 (91.6%) were G9, 6 (5.6%) were G3 and 3 (2.8%) were G2, respectively. Identification of their P-types demonstrated that 103...