High Prevalence of G12 Human Rotaviruses in Children with Gastroenteritis in Myanmar
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- Ide Tomihiko
- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
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- Higo-Moriguchi Kyoko
- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
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- Komoto Satoshi
- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
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- Htun Khaing Win
- Nay Pyi Taw General Hospital (Central Myanmar)
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- Myint Yi Yi
- Department of Medical Research (Upper Myanmar)
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- Myat Theingi Win
- Department of Medical Research (Lower Myanmar)
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- Thant Kyaw Zin
- Department of Medical Research (Lower Myanmar)
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- Thu Hlaing Myat
- Department of Medical Research (Lower Myanmar)
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- Win Mo Mo
- Department of Medical Research (Lower Myanmar)
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- Oo Htun Naing
- Department of Traditional Medicine (Central Myanmar)
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- Htut Than
- Ministry of Health (Central Myanmar)
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- Rahman Shofiqur
- Ministry of Health (Central Myanmar)
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- Nguyen Sa Van
- Ministry of Health (Central Myanmar)
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- Umeda Kouji
- Immunology Research Institute in Gifu, EW Nutrition Japan
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- Oguma Keiji
- Yutoriro in Takahashi Hospital
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- Tsuji Takao
- Department of Microbiology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
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- Taniguchi Koki
- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
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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.
Journal
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- Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases 69 (4), 326-327, 2016
National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Editorial Committee
