Prevalence of G2P[4] and G12P[6] rotavirus, Bangladesh

Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Jan;13(1):18-24. doi: 10.3201/eid1301.060910.

Abstract

Approximately 20,000 stool specimens from patients with diarrhea visiting 1 urban and 1 rural hospital in Bangladesh during January 2001-May 2006 were tested for group A rotavirus antigen, and 4,712 (24.0%) were positive. G and P genotyping was performed on a subset of 10% of the positive samples (n = 471). During the 2001-2005 rotavirus seasons, G1P[8] (36.4%) and G9P[8] (27.7%) were the dominant strains, but G2[4] and G12P[6] were present in 15.4% and 3.1% of the rotavirus-positive patients, respectively. During the 2005-06 rotavirus season, G2P[4] (43.2%) appeared as the most prevalent strain, and G12P[6] became a more prevalent strain (11.1%) during this season. Because recently licensed rotavirus vaccines include only the P[8] specificity, it is unknown how the vaccines will perform in settings where non-P[8] types are prevalent.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Bangladesh / epidemiology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Diarrhea / epidemiology
  • Diarrhea / virology
  • Feces / virology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Middle Aged
  • Rotavirus / classification*
  • Rotavirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Rotavirus Infections / virology*
  • Seasons

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral