Molecular characterization of rotavirus gastroenteritis strains, Iraqi Kurdistan

  • H.M Ahmed
  • , Brian Coulter
  • , O. Nakagomi
  • , C. Anthony Hart
  • , J. M. Zaki
  • , A. A. Al-Rabaty
  • , W. Dove
  • , N. A. Cunliffe

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Abstract

Of 260 children with acute diarrhea in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, 96 (37%) were infected with rotavirus. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction identified G1, G4, G2, G9, P[8], P[6], and P[4] as the most common genotypes. Eight G/P combinations were found, but P[8]G1 and P[4]G2 accounted for > 50% of the strains.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)824-826
Number of pages3
JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
Volume12
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2006

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