title: Expanding global distribution of rotavirus serotype G9: detection in Libya, Kenya, and Cuba.
abstract: Serotype G9 may be the fifth most common human rotavirus serotype, after serotypes G1 to G4. In three cross-sectional studies of childhood diarrhea, we have detected serotype G9 rotaviruses for the first time in Libya, Kenya, and Cuba. Serotype G9 constituted 27% of all rotaviruses identified, emphasizing the reemergence of serotype G9 and suggesting that future human rotavirus vaccines will need to protect against disease caused by this serotype.
authors.affiliation: University of Liverpool, United Kinngdom.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Cunliffe
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dove
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Bunn
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben Ramadam
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Nyangao
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Riveron
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Cuevas
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Hart
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003462:Cuba / Q000453:epidemiology; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007630:Kenya / Q000453:epidemiology; D008002:Libya / Q000453:epidemiology; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D012703:Serotyping
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral