High prevalence of G12 human rotaviruses in children with gastroenteritis in Myanmar.

High prevalence of G12 human rotaviruses in children with gastroenteritis in Myanmar. Jpn J Infect Dis. 2015 Sep 11; Authors: Ide T, Higo-Moriguchi K, Komoto S, Htun KW, Myint YY, Myat TW, Thant KZ, Thu HM, Win MM, Oo HN, Htut T, Rahman S, Nguyen SV, Umeda K, Oguma K, Tsuji T, Taniguchi K Abstract A total of human rotaviruses from 54 children with acute gastroenteritis in Myanmar in 2011 were subjected to reverse transcription-PCR to determine their G and P types. On G typing, G2 (24/54: 44.4 %) was the most prevalent, followed by G12 (17/54: 31.5%) and G1 (1/54: 1.9%). Mixed cases with G2 and G12 were found in 12 of 54 (22.2%). On P typing, P[4] was the most predominant (29/54: 53.7%), followed by P[8] (17/54: 31.5%) and P[6] (4/54:7.4%). Mixed cases with P[4] and P[8] were detected in 4 of 54 (7.4%). Thus, the detection of G2 and unusual G12 in high proportions was characteristic of human rotaviruses in Myanmar in this study setting. PMID: 26370431 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Jpn J Infect Dis Source Type: research