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. 2001 Sep-Oct;7(5):890–892. doi: 10.3201/eid0705.017521

Expanding global distribution of rotavirus serotype G9: detection in Libya, Kenya, and Cuba.

N A Cunliffe 1, W Dove 1, J E Bunn 1, M Ben Ramadam 1, J W Nyangao 1, R L Riveron 1, L E Cuevas 1, C A Hart 1
PMCID: PMC2631875  PMID: 11747706

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.

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