title: High Prevalence of G12 Human Rotaviruses in Children with Gastroenteritis in Myanmar.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Tomihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ide
authors.forename: Kyoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Higo-Moriguchi
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Komoto
authors.forename: Khaing Win
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Htun
authors.forename: Yi Yi
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Myint
authors.forename: Theingi Win
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Myat
authors.forename: Kyaw Zin
authors.initials: KZ
authors.lastname: Thant
authors.forename: Hlaing Myat
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Thu
authors.forename: Mo Mo
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Win
authors.forename: Htun Naing
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Oo
authors.forename: Than
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Htut
authors.forename: Shofiqur
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: Sa Van
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Kouji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Umeda
authors.forename: Keiji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oguma
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: Koki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
mesh_terms: D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D036022:Capsid Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D002052:Myanmar / Q000453:epidemiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D015995:Prevalence; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D036022:Capsid Proteins; D012367:RNA, Viral