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Assays for the Specific Growth Rate and Cell-binding Ability of Rotavirus
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Rotavirus group A genotypes detected through diarrheal disease surveillance in Haiti, 2012
Mathew D Esona1, Josiane Buteau1, Mentor Ali Ber Lucien1
1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Laboratoire National de Santé Publique (National Public Health Laboratory), Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Abstract:
Samples collected in 2012 through diarrheal disease surveillance in Haiti were tested for rotavirus by enzyme immunoassay and real time RT-PCR and positive samples were genotyped. The predominant genotypes were G1P[8] (29% prevalence) and G9P[8] (21%). The observed genotype prevalence was similar to that reported previously for other Caribbean countries.
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