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Predominance of new G9P[8] rotaviruses closely related to Turkish strains in Nizhny Novgorod (Russia)

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Genotype G9P[8] rotaviruses are rare in the territory of Russia. They were found in Nizhny Novgorod only in 2011-2012 for the first time, when their proportion was 25.9%. During the next two seasons, G9P[8] strains were detected in only 1.8% of cases. Their proportion substantially increased again in 2014, and they became predominant in the city by 2016. Phylogenetic analysis on the basis of gene VP7 nucleotide sequences showed that this increase was accompanied by the emergence of new strains in the population. These isolates were related to Turkish strains, but not to Russian ones detected earlier.

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Sashina, T.A., Morozova, O.V., Epifanova, N.V. et al. Predominance of new G9P[8] rotaviruses closely related to Turkish strains in Nizhny Novgorod (Russia). Arch Virol 162, 2387–2392 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-017-3364-7

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