| rt-pcr based diagnosis revealed importance of human group b rotavirus infection in childhood diarrhoea. | human group b rotavirus was first identified as causative agent of a large outbreak of severe gastroenteritis affecting more than 1 million people, predominantly adults in china in 1982-1983. in spite of serological evidences for the presence of group b rotavirus in many countries of the world, the virus has been detected only from china, india and bangladesh, where most of the cases were from adults. | 2006 | 16765641 |
| host and viral traits predict zoonotic spillover from mammals. | the majority of human emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic, with viruses that originate in wild mammals of particular concern (for example, hiv, ebola and sars). understanding patterns of viral diversity in wildlife and determinants of successful cross-species transmission, or spillover, are therefore key goals for pandemic surveillance programs. however, few analytical tools exist to identify which host species are likely to harbour the next human virus, or which viruses can cross species ... | 2017 | 28636590 |