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

  • Tomihiko Ide
  • , Kyoko Higo-Moriguchi
  • , Satoshi Komoto
  • , Khaing Win Htun
  • , Yi Yi Myint
  • , Theingi Win Myat
  • , Kyaw Zin Thant
  • , Hlaing Myat Thu
  • , Mo Mo Win
  • , Htun Naing Oo
  • , Than Htut
  • , Shofiqur Rahman
  • , Sa Van Nguyen
  • , Kouji Umeda
  • , Keiji Oguma
  • , Takao Tsuji
  • , Koki Taniguchi

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Abstract

Human rotavirus samples 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 found to be 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 the 54 (22.2%) samples. On P typing, P[4] was found to be 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%) samples. Thus, occurrence of G2 and unusual G12 in high proportions was characteristic of human rotaviruses in Myanmar in this study setting.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)326-327
Number of pages2
JournalJapanese journal of infectious diseases
Volume69
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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