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New Microbes New Infect. 2015 Apr 20;6:30-2. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2015.04.004. eCollection 2015 Jul.

First report of gastroenteritis by genotype G12 rotavirus in Dakar, Senegal.

New microbes and new infections

M L Dia, A Diop, M A Sonko, M Bâ, M F Cissé

Affiliations

  1. Department of Bacteriology and Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Senegal.
  2. Albert Royer Children's Hospital, Dakar, Senegal.

PMID: 26082841 PMCID: PMC4459864 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2015.04.004

Abstract

The genotype G12 rotavirus was isolated from the stool of children 5 years old or younger with acute gastroenteritis during 1 year in three Dakar hospitals. The G12 genotype was the most common (58.25%). VP4 genotyping revealed mixed genotypes (1.94%).

Keywords: Children; G12 genotype; Senegal; diarrhea; rotavirus

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