"Rotavirus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A genus of REOVIRIDAE, causing acute gastroenteritis in BIRDS and MAMMALS, including humans. Transmission is horizontal and by environmental contamination. Seven species (Rotaviruses A thru G) are recognized.
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D012401
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.820.630.790
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| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rotavirus" by people in Profiles.
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Stunting Following Moderate-to-Severe Diarrhea Among Children Aged <5 Years in Africa Before and After Rotavirus Vaccine Introduction: A Comparison of the Global Enteric Multicenter Study and the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 04 19; 76(76 Suppl1):S49-S57.
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Sequence and phylogenetic analysis of the VP6 and NSP4 genes of human rotavirus strains: evidence of discordance in their genetic linkage. Infect Genet Evol. 2010 Oct; 10(7):940-9.
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Enteric viruses associated with HIV infection in Tanzanian children with chronic diarrhea. Pediatr AIDS HIV Infect. 1994 Oct; 5(5):296-9.
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Six-year retrospective surveillance of gastroenteritis viruses identified at ten electron microscopy centers in the United States and Canada. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1990 Oct; 9(10):709-14.