Expanding Global Distribution of Rotavirus Serotype G9: Detection in Libya, Kenya, and Cuba
Open Access
- 1 October 2001
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 7 (5) , 890-892
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0705.010521
Abstract
Serotype G9 may be the fifth most common human rotavirus serotype, after serotypes G1 to G4. In three cross-sectional studies of childhood diarrhea, we have detected serotype G9 rotaviruses for the first time in Libya, Kenya, and Cuba. Serotype G9 constituted 27% of all rotaviruses identified, emphasizing the reemergence of serotype G9 and suggesting that future human rotavirus vaccines will need to protect against disease caused by this serotype.Keywords
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