Molecular Epidemiology of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis in Central Kenya Before Vaccine Introduction
Molecular Epidemiology of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis in Central Kenya Before Vaccine Introduction
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疫苗引入前肯尼亚中部轮状病毒胃肠炎的分子流行病学
DOI:
10.1002/jmv.24691
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发表时间:
2016
影响因子:
12.7
通讯作者:
Koki Taniguchi,* and Yoshio Ichinose
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作者:
Ernest A. Wandera;Shah Mohammad;Satoshi Komoto;Yoshimasa Maeno;James Nyangao;Tomihiko Ide;Cyrus Kathiiko;Erick Odoyo;Takao Tsuji;Koki Taniguchi,* and Yoshio Ichinose
Between July 2009 and June 2014, a total of 1,546 fecal specimens were collected from children <5 years of age with acute gastroenteritis admitted to Kiambu County Hospital, Central Kenya. The specimens were screened for group A rotavirus (RVA) using ELISA, and RVA‐positive specimens were subjected to semi‐nested RT‐PCR to determine the G and P genotypes. RVA was detected in 429/1,546 (27.5%) fecal specimens. RVA infections occurred in all age groups <59 months, with an early peak at 6–17 months. The infections persisted year‐round with distinct seasonal peaks depending on the year. G1P[8] (28%) was the most predominant genotype, followed by G9P[8] (12%), G8P[4] (7%), G1P[4] (5%), G9P[4] (4%), and G12P[6] (3%). In the yearly change of G and P genotypes, a major shift from G9P[8] to G1P[8] was found in 2012. Phylogenetic analysis of the nucleotide sequences of the VP7 and VP4 genes of seven strains with unusual G8 or P[6] showed that the VP7 nucleotide sequences of G8 were clustered in lineage 6 in which African strains are included, and that there are at least two distinct VP4 nucleotide sequences of P[6] strains. These results represent basic data on RVA strains circulating in this region before vaccine introduction.J. Med. Virol. 89:809–817, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.