Summary
Group A rotavirus strains from 3 locations in Bangladesh collected over one year were examined. Serotypes 1–4 were found throughout in 2 locations, whereas an epidemic of RV diarrhoea due to a single rotavirus strain occurred in one location.
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Unicomb, L.E., Bingnan, F., Rahim, Z. et al. A one-year survey of rotavirus strains from three locations in Bangladesh. Archives of Virology 132, 201–208 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01309854
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