Epidemiologic and genomic study of rotavirus strains infecting young children and calves in the same rural environment
✍ Scribed by A. Garbarg-Chenon; J.C. Nicolas; M. Bouvier; G. Desjouis; G. Molinier; D. Repiquet; M.H. Baptista-Lourenco; J.P. Gomant; F. Bricout; J.M. Huraux
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 302 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0393-2990
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✦ Synopsis
The epidemiological profile of rotavirus infection in young calves and young children from the same rural lenvironment in France was studied ~during autumn-winter 1983-1984. Viruses were isolated from calves o n each farm and were identified by their electropberotype for 8 out of the 9 farms under study. Among 13 children regularly checked on 9 farms for 25 weeks, 7 were found to be rotavirus positive. Nevertheless, no transfer of virus between child and bovine was documented by the electropherotype migration. In the case of the calves, the predominance of the Ib IIa IIIe IVa electropherotype at 5 of the 9 farms is similar to the epidemiological situation observed among newborn in some maternity ~vards.