Canine-origin G3P[3] rotavirus strain in child with acute gastroenteritis

Simona De Grazia; Vito Martella; Giovanni M Giammanco; Miren Iturriza Gòmara; Stefania Ramirez; Antonio Cascio; Claudia Colomba; Serenella Arista

doi:10.3201/eid1307.070239

Canine-origin G3P[3] rotavirus strain in child with acute gastroenteritis

Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Jul;13(7):1091-3. doi: 10.3201/eid1307.070239.

Authors

Simona De Grazia¹, Vito Martella, Giovanni M Giammanco, Miren Iturriza Gòmara, Stefania Ramirez, Antonio Cascio, Claudia Colomba, Serenella Arista

Affiliation

¹ University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.

Abstract

Infection by an animal-like strain of rotavirus (PA260/97) was diagnosed in a child with gastroenteritis in Palermo, Italy, in 1997. Sequence analysis of VP7, VP4, VP6, and NSP4 genes showed resemblance to a G3P[3] canine strain identified in Italy in 1996. Dogs are a potential source of human viral pathogens.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Animals
Child, Preschool
Disease Reservoirs / veterinary
Disease Reservoirs / virology
Dog Diseases / transmission*
Dog Diseases / virology
Dogs
Gastroenteritis / virology*
Genotype
Humans
Phylogeny
Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
Rotavirus / classification
Rotavirus / genetics*
Rotavirus / isolation & purification
Rotavirus Infections / transmission*
Rotavirus Infections / veterinary
Rotavirus Infections / virology
Sequence Homology
Species Specificity
Zoonoses*