Molecular Characterization of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis Strains, Iraqi Kurdistan
- Herish M. Ahmed
- J. Brian S. Coulter
- Osamu Nakagomi
- C.A. Hart
- Jamal M. Zaki
- Abas A. Al-Rabaty
- Winifred Dove
- Nigel A. Cunliffe
Publication date
May 2006
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
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
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