TABLE 2.

Rotavirus-positive stool samples analyzed in this study

Country of origin of stool samples	Yr(s) of collection	Total no. of samples collected	No. of samples analyzed for gene by:
			Typing PCRa		PCR-ELISAb
			VP7(G)	VP4(P)	VP7(G)	VP4(P)
Brazil	1996-2004	256	256	256	256	106
Ghana	2003-2004	45	28	28	45	45
United States	1997-2000	31	31	31	31	31
Japan	2003	64	0	0	64	64
Total		396	315	315	396	246

^aAnalyzed in each country of origin.

^bAnalyzed in this study.