Changing Patterns of Rotavirus Genotypes in Ghana: Emergence of Human Rotavirus G9 as a Major Cause of Diarrhea in Children
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Population
2,205 young children with diarrhea attending health clinics in the Upper East District of Ghana.
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Follow-up
July 1997 to February 2002
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Implication
Supports continued rotavirus surveillance in Ghana; leaves open implications for vaccine strain selection.
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Population
2,205 young children (below the age of 2 years) with diarrhea attending health clinics in the Upper East District of Ghana.
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Outcome
Prevalence and molecular characterization of rotavirus genotypes, specifically the G9 strain.
The study identifies the emergence of the G9 rotavirus strain as a major cause of infantile diarrhea in Ghana, highlighting the need for continued surveillance to inform future vaccine development.
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Armah et al. (2003) studied this question.
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