Rotavirus — Worldwide/Unknown
Between August and November 2012 a severe outbreak of gastroenteritis occurred on Reunion Island affecting more than 50 000 cases, particularly young children. Virological analyses showed that the virus responsible for this epidemic was rotavirus. Genotyping of stool samples indicated circulation of rotavirus type G3P[8] but also G12P[8], highlighting the risk of global emergence of this genotype in the coming years.
On Reunion Island, a French overseas administrated territory located in
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