title: Comparison of the genome ds RNA of human rotavirus strains shed in parts of Ibadan, Nigeria.
abstract: The incidence and genome electropherotypes of human rotavirus detected in a hospital and in a community within Ibadan, Nigeria were compared by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. On the whole, 13% (31/239) rotavirus was detected; 14.7% (15/102) from the community and 11.7% (16/137) from the hospital. The incidence was significantly higher (P < 0.01) in the community than in the hospital. There were 11 (80.0%) long and 3 (20.0%) short forms observed in the community, whereas 14 (87.5%) long and 2 (12.5%) short froms were detected in the hospital. On co-electrophoresis, however, only 4 and 6 distinct electropherotypes were demonstrated in the hospital and the community respectively. Three of these were common to both places with 1 and 3 electropherotypes being unique to the hospital and the community, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Ojeh
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Atti
authors.forename: O O
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Omotade
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000821:virology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000821:virology*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D016679:Genome, Viral; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009549:Nigeria; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000235:genetics*; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000821:virology*; D012703:Serotyping; D014504:Urban Health; D017201:Virus Shedding
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral