High Prevalence of G12 Human Rotaviruses in Children with Gastroenteritis in Myanmar

Tomihiko Ide; Kyoko Higo-Moriguchi; Satoshi Komoto; Khaing Win Htun; Yi Yi Myint; Theingi Win Myat; Kyaw Zin Thant; Hlaing Myat Thu; Mo Mo Win; Htun Naing Oo; Than Htut; Shofiqur Rahman; Sa Van Nguyen; Kouji Umeda; Keiji Oguma; Takao Tsuji; Koki Taniguchi

doi:10.7883/yoken.JJID.2015.267

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High Prevalence of G12 Human Rotaviruses in Children with Gastroenteritis in Myanmar

Tomihiko Ide, Kyoko Higo-Moriguchi, Satoshi Komoto, Khaing Win Htun, Yi Yi Myint, Theingi Win Myat, Kyaw Zin Thant, Hlaing Myat Thu, Mo Mo Win, Htun Naing Oo, Than Htut, Shofiqur Rahman, Sa Van Nguyen, Kouji Umeda, Keiji Oguma, Takao Tsuji, Koki Taniguchi

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Tomihiko Ide
Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
Kyoko Higo-Moriguchi
Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
Satoshi Komoto
Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
Khaing Win Htun
Nay Pyi Taw General Hospital (Central Myanmar)
Yi Yi Myint
Department of Medical Research (Upper Myanmar)
Theingi Win Myat
Department of Medical Research (Lower Myanmar)
Kyaw Zin Thant
Department of Medical Research (Lower Myanmar)
Hlaing Myat Thu
Department of Medical Research (Lower Myanmar)
Mo Mo Win
Department of Medical Research (Lower Myanmar)
Htun Naing Oo
Department of Traditional Medicine (Central Myanmar)
Than Htut
Ministry of Health (Central Myanmar)
Shofiqur Rahman
Ministry of Health (Central Myanmar)
Sa Van Nguyen
Ministry of Health (Central Myanmar)
Kouji Umeda
Immunology Research Institute in Gifu, EW Nutrition Japan
Keiji Oguma
Yutoriro in Takahashi Hospital
Takao Tsuji
Department of Microbiology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
Koki Taniguchi
Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine

Keywords: rotavirus, Myanmar, G12, G type, P type

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2016 Volume 69 Issue 4 Pages 326-327

DOI https://doi.org/10.7883/yoken.JJID.2015.267

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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.

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