title: Molecular typing and epidemiology of non-polio enteroviruses isolated from Yunnan Province, the People's Republic of China.
abstract: This report presents an overview of human enteroviruses in Yunnan Province, the People's Republic of China. A total of 210 non-polioviruses isolated under acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance during a total study period of 5 years--1997 to 2000 and 2004--were examined. Of the 210 non-poliovirus isolates, 12 adenoviruses were serologically identified, and the remaining 198 isolates were used for molecular typing. The viral genomes of 195 non-polio enteroviruses (NPEVs) on VP1 partial region of virus capsid were translated to the corresponding amino acid sequences; these were compared with those of prototype strains. Based on molecular typing, 5 isolates were classified into 5 serotypes of the human enterovirus A species, 158 isolates, into 35 serotypes of the human enterovirus B species; and 32 isolates, into 6 serotypes of the human enterovirus C species. Viruses belonging to the human enterovirus D species were not isolated. Thus, under AFP surveillance, the human enterovirus B species accounted for 75.2% of the 210 isolates, and it was considered the predominant species. This was followed by human enterovirus C (12.2%), adenovirus (5.7%), and human enterovirus A (2.4%). Further, molecular analysis suggested that several serotypes of human enteroviruses B and C that exhibited genetic polymorphism were indigenous. Molecular typing methods may aid in understanding the epidemiology of NPEVs in Yunnan Province.
authors.affiliation: Polio Laboratory, Yunnan Center for Disease Control & Prevention, Kunming, Yunnan Province, The People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Tian
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bingjun
authors.forename: Hiromu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Wu
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Tatsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyamura
mesh_terms: D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D000293:Adolescent; D036022:Capsid Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004770:Enterovirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004769:Enterovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D015995:Prevalence; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D036022:Capsid Proteins; D012367:RNA, Viral