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Rotavirus
Research from Royal Children's Hospital reveals new findings on rotavirus in children
May 28th, 2008
Investigators publish new data in the report 'Non-structural protein NSP2 induces heterotypic antibody responses during primary rotavirus infection and reinfection in children.' According to a study from Melbourne, Australia, "Rotaviruses are the single most important causes of severe acute diarrhoea in children worldwide. Despite success in developing vaccines, there is still a lack of knowledge about many components of the immune response, particularly those to non-structural proteins." "This study established radioimmunoprecipitation (RIP) assays using labeled G1P[8], G2P[4], and G4P[6] human rotaviruses to examine the spectrum and duration of rotavirus antibodies in...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-05-28)
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