High Prevalence of G12 Human Rotaviruses in Children with Gastroenteritis in Myanmar

Jpn J Infect Dis. 2016 Jul 22;69(4):326-7. doi: 10.7883/yoken.JJID.2015.267. Epub 2015 Sep 11.

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.

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, Viral / immunology
  • Capsid Proteins / genetics
  • Child, Preschool
  • Feces / virology
  • Female
  • Gastroenteritis / diagnosis
  • Gastroenteritis / epidemiology*
  • Gastroenteritis / virology
  • Genotype*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Myanmar / epidemiology
  • Phylogeny
  • Prevalence
  • RNA, Viral / genetics*
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Rotavirus / classification
  • Rotavirus / genetics*
  • Rotavirus / immunology
  • Rotavirus / isolation & purification
  • Rotavirus Infections / diagnosis
  • Rotavirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Rotavirus Infections / virology

Substances

  • Antigens, Viral
  • Capsid Proteins
  • RNA, Viral