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Seroepidemiology of Group C Rotavirus Infection in England and Wales

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A total of 3199 serum samples collected in 1993–1994 from two population cohorts from England and Wales were tested for the prevalence of IgG antibodies specifically directed against group C rotavirus VP6. Seroprevalence was 39%(95% confidence intervals: 37.0–40.4%). Seroprevalence was highest (46.0%) in the oldest age group (61–70years of age). Infection with group C rotaviruses occurred at an earlier age and with higher incidence in rural than in urban populations. These results may suggest transmission from animals to humans, however further work is required to identify the reservoir of group C rotavirus for human infection.

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  1. Miren Iturriza-Gómara

    Present address: Enteric Virus Unit, Enteric, Respiratory and Neurological Virus Laboratory, Central Public Health Laboratory, London, 61, Colindale Avenue, London, NW99 5HT, UK

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  1. Enteric Virus Unit, Enteric, Respiratory and Neurological Virus Laboratory, Central Public Health Laboratory, London, 61, Colindale Avenue, London, NW99 5HT, UK

    David Brown & Jim Gray

  2. Department of Molecular Microbiology, University Medical School, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK

    Ian Clarke

  3. Virologie Moléculaire et Structurale UMR 2472, CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, Cedex, France

    Ulrich Desselberger

  4. Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre Wales, Abton House, Wedal Road, Cardiff, UK

    Daniel Thomas

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Iturriza-Gómara, M., Clarke, I., Desselberger, U. et al. Seroepidemiology of Group C Rotavirus Infection in England and Wales. Eur J Epidemiol 19, 589–595 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:EJEP.0000032381.36658.cb

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