Changing patterns of rotavirus genotypes in ghana: emergence of human rotavirus G9 as a major cause of diarrhea in children.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on June 01, 2003

Authors

George E Armah1, Andrew Duncan Steele, Fred N Binka, Mathew D Esona, Richard Harry Asmah, Francis Anto, David Brown, Jon Green, Felicity Cutts, Andy Hall

Author Affiliations

1: Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon. garmah@noguchi.mimcom.net

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