Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Emergence of Unusual G6P[6] Rotaviruses in Children, Burkina Faso, 2009–2010

Johan Nordgren¹

, Leon W. Nitiema¹, Sumit Sharma, Djeneba Ouermi, Alfred S. Traore, Jacques Simpore, and Lennart Svensson

Author affiliations: Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden (J. Nordgren, S. Sharma, L. Svensson); Université de Ouagadougou, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (L.W. Nitiema, D. Ouermi, A.S. Traore, J. Simpore)

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Temporal changes of circulating rotaviruses (ROTAVs) in Burkina Faso during December 2009–March 2010. A) G and P types, with “Others” representing G1P[8] and G2P[4]. B) VP6 subgroups.

Figure 1. Temporal changes of circulating rotaviruses (ROTAVs) in Burkina Faso during December 2009–March 2010. A) G and P types, with “Others” representing G1P[8] and G2P[4]. B) Viral protein 6 subgroups. RV, rotavirus.

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¹These authors contributed equally to this article.

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