The post-tsunami outbreak of diarrhoeal diseases in Car Nicobar Island, India, was caused by human group A rotavirus G2 strains

J Infect. 2008 Oct;57(4):357-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.07.010. Epub 2008 Aug 23.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, Viral / genetics
  • Capsid Proteins / genetics
  • Diarrhea / epidemiology*
  • Diarrhea / virology
  • Disasters*
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • India / epidemiology
  • Rotavirus / classification
  • Rotavirus / genetics*
  • Rotavirus / isolation & purification
  • Rotavirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Rotavirus Infections / virology
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Tidal Waves*

Substances

  • Antigens, Viral
  • Capsid Proteins
  • VP7 protein, Rotavirus