Molecular Epidemiology of the Human Rhinovirus Infection in Mongolia during 2008-2013

Jpn J Infect Dis. 2015;68(4):280-7. doi: 10.7883/yoken.JJID.2014.090. Epub 2015 Jan 20.

Abstract

Rhinovirus infections are common in all age groups world-wide, and they occur throughout the year. In this study, we examined 2,689 nasopharyngeal swabs collected in Mongolia during 2008-2013. Human rhinoviruses (HRVs) were detected in 295 (11.0%) samples, and 85 (28.8%) patients were co-infected with other respiratory viruses. HRV was co-detected with bocavirus, human coronavirus, and respiratory syncytial virus in 21 (24.7%), 17 (20.0%), and 14 (16.5%), respectively. We tested 170 (57.6%) of the 295 HRV-positive samples: 117 HRV strains were typed by using the VP4/VP2 method and 53 by using 5' UTR method. We found HVR-A, HVR-C, and HVR-B infections in 80 (47.1%), 76 (44.7%), and 14 (8.2%) samples, respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Coinfection / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Epidemiology
  • Mongolia / epidemiology
  • Nasopharynx / virology
  • Picornaviridae Infections / classification
  • Picornaviridae Infections / epidemiology*
  • Picornaviridae Infections / genetics
  • Prevalence
  • Rhinovirus / isolation & purification*
  • Young Adult