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Apparent extinction of non-G2 rotavirus strains from circulation in Recife, Brazil, after the introduction of rotavirus vaccine

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The introduction of a G1P[8] rotavirus vaccine in Recife, Brazil, caused a decrease in rotavirus detection from 27% (March–May, 2006) to 5.0% (March–May, 2007), with all strains becoming G2, against which less protection had been predicted.

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T. Nakagomi was supported by a grant-in-aid for general scientific research by the Japan Society for Promotion of Sciences (No. 18406016). Both T. Nakagomi and O. Nakagomi are honorary members of the Department of Medical Microbiology, the University of Liverpool, and they conducted this research in accordance with the agreement on academic partnership between Nagasaki University and the University of Liverpool.

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  1. Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan

    T. Nakagomi & O. Nakagomi

  2. Department of Medical Microbiology and Genitourinary Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

    T. Nakagomi, W. Dove, O. Nakagomi, N. A. Cunliffe & C. A. Hart

  3. Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK

    L. E. Cuevas, R. G. Gurgel, S. H. Elrokhsi, Y. A. Belkhir & M. Abugalia

  4. Department of Pediatrics, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil

    R. G. Gurgel

  5. Instituto Materno Infantil Prof. Fernando Figueira, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

    F. M. U. Montenegro & J. B. Correia

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Nakagomi, T., Cuevas, L.E., Gurgel, R.G. et al. Apparent extinction of non-G2 rotavirus strains from circulation in Recife, Brazil, after the introduction of rotavirus vaccine. Arch Virol 153, 591–593 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-007-0028-z

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