Serotype Diversity of Astroviruses in Rawalpindi, Pakistan during 2009–2010
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- 18 April 2013
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLOS ONE
- Vol. 8 (4), e61667
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0061667
Abstract
Astroviruses are globally known enteropathogens causing gastroenteritis and diarrhea, with eight well defined serotypes. Epidemiological studies have recognized serotype-1 as the most common subtype but no such data is available in Pakistan. During 2009–2010, we found astroviruses in 41 out of 535 (7%) samples collected from hospitalized children. Thirty one strains belonged to serotype-1 and clustered into two distinct lineages. Serotype-3, -4 and -6 were detected with 97–98% genetic homology to Indian and Chinese strains.This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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