Rotavirus group A genotypes detected through diarrheal disease surveillance in Haiti, 2012

Mathew D Esona; Josiane Buteau; Mentor Ali Ber Lucien; Gerard A Joseph; Eyal Leshem; Jacques Boncy; Mark A Katz; Michael D Bowen; S Arunmozhi Balajee

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.14-0403

Rotavirus group A genotypes detected through diarrheal disease surveillance in Haiti, 2012

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Jul;93(1):54-6. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0403. Epub 2015 May 11.

Authors

Mathew D Esona¹, Josiane Buteau¹, Mentor Ali Ber Lucien¹, Gerard A Joseph¹, Eyal Leshem¹, Jacques Boncy¹, Mark A Katz¹, Michael D Bowen², S Arunmozhi Balajee¹

Affiliations

¹ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Laboratoire National de Santé Publique (National Public Health Laboratory), Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
² Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Laboratoire National de Santé Publique (National Public Health Laboratory), Port-au-Prince, Haiti [email protected].

Abstract

Samples collected in 2012 through diarrheal disease surveillance in Haiti were tested for rotavirus by enzyme immunoassay and real time RT-PCR and positive samples were genotyped. The predominant genotypes were G1P[8] (29% prevalence) and G9P[8] (21%). The observed genotype prevalence was similar to that reported previously for other Caribbean countries.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Diarrhea / epidemiology*
Diarrhea / virology
Epidemiological Monitoring
Haiti / epidemiology
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
RNA, Viral / genetics*
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Rotavirus / genetics*
Rotavirus / isolation & purification
Rotavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Rotavirus Infections / virology
Viral Nonstructural Proteins / genetics
Young Adult

Substances

NSP3 protein, Rotavirus
RNA, Viral
Viral Nonstructural Proteins