Abrupt emergence and predominance in Vietnam of rotavirus A strains possessing a bovine-like G8 on a DS-1-like background

Arch Virol. 2016 Feb;161(2):479-82. doi: 10.1007/s00705-015-2682-x. Epub 2015 Nov 19.

Abstract

An apparently single rotavirus A strain possessing a genotype constellation of G8-P[8]-I2-R2-C2-M2-A2-N2-T2-E2-H2 abruptly emerged, caused diarrhoea in children requiring hospitalisation, and increased to reach 27 % of strains detected during the first half of 2015 in Vietnam.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cluster Analysis
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Gastroenteritis / epidemiology
  • Gastroenteritis / virology
  • Genotype*
  • Humans
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Viral / genetics
  • Recombination, Genetic*
  • Rotavirus / classification*
  • Rotavirus / genetics
  • Rotavirus / isolation & purification*
  • Rotavirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Rotavirus Infections / virology*
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Sequence Homology
  • Vietnam / epidemiology

Substances

  • RNA, Viral

Associated data

  • GENBANK/LC074731
  • GENBANK/LC074732
  • GENBANK/LC074733
  • GENBANK/LC074734
  • GENBANK/LC074735
  • GENBANK/LC074736
  • GENBANK/LC074737
  • GENBANK/LC074738
  • GENBANK/LC074739
  • GENBANK/LC074740
  • GENBANK/LC074741
  • GENBANK/LC074742
  • GENBANK/LC074743
  • GENBANK/LC074744
  • GENBANK/LC074745
  • GENBANK/LC074746
  • GENBANK/LC074747
  • GENBANK/LC074748
  • GENBANK/LC074749
  • GENBANK/LC074750
  • GENBANK/LC074751
  • GENBANK/LC074752
  • GENBANK/LC074753
  • GENBANK/LC074754
  • GENBANK/LC074755