Genomic characterization of an African G4P [6] human rotavirus strain identified in a diarrheic child in Kenya: Evidence for porcine-to-human interspecies transmission …

EA Wandera, R Hatazawa, N Tsutsui… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Human rotavirus strains having the unconventional G4P [6] genotype have been
sporadically identified in diarrheic patients in different parts of the world. However, the whole …

Genotype diversity of enteric viruses in wastewater amid the COVID-19 pandemic

SA Hoque, T Kotaki, NTK Pham, Y Onda… - Food and Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Viruses remain the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) worldwide. Recently, we
reported the abundance of AGE viruses in raw sewage water (SW) during the COVID-19 …

Impact of vaccination on rotavirus genotype diversity: a nearly two-decade-long epidemiological study before and after rotavirus vaccine introduction in Sicily, Italy

F Bonura, L Mangiaracina, C Filizzolo, C Bonura… - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sicily was the first Italian region to introduce rotavirus (RV) vaccination with the monovalent
G1P [8] vaccine Rotarix® in May 2012. In this study, the seasonal distribution and molecular …

[HTML][HTML] Changing distribution of rotavirus A genotypes circulating in Japanese children with acute gastroenteritis in outpatient clinic, 2014–2020

S Okitsu, P Khamrin, T Hikita, A Thongprachum… - Journal of Infection and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Rotavirus A (RVA) is a major cause of severe acute gastroenteritis
(AGE) in infants and children worldwide. In Japan, two kinds of rotavirus vaccines have been …

Molecular epidemiology of rotavirus strains in symptomatic and asymptomatic children in Manhiça district, Southern Mozambique 2008–2019

F Manjate, ED João, P Chirinda, M Garrine, D Vubil… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Group A rotaviruses remain the leading cause of diarrhoea in children aged< 5 years.
Mozambique introduced rotavirus vaccine (Rotarix®) in September 2015. We report …

A decade of rotavirus vaccination in Africa-Saving lives and changing the face of diarrhoeal diseases: Report of the 12th African Rotavirus Symposium

MJ Mphahlele, MJ Groome, NA Page, N Bhagwandin… - Vaccine, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The African Rotavirus Network organised the 12 th African Rotavirus Symposium
(ARS) from 30 July to 1 August 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The symposium theme …

Epidemiology of major entero‐pathogenic viruses and genetic characterization of Group A rotaviruses among children (≤ 5 years) with acute gastroenteritis in eastern …

S Mitra, M Lo, R Saha, AK Deb… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Aims This study was carried out from January 2018 to March 2020 in Kolkata, eastern India
to determine the prevalence rates and epidemiological patterns associated with the major …

Epidemiology of viral gastroenteritis in children and genetic diversity of rotavirus strains in Kolkata, West Bengal after introduction of rotavirus vaccine

R Saha, M Lo, P De, AK Deb, P Indwar, S Miyoshi… - Vaccine, 2025 - Elsevier
Background Despite global rotavirus vaccination efforts, rotavirus remains a leading cause
of childhood deaths from acute gastroenteritis. Post-vaccination studies in India, particularly …

Long-term impact of rotavirus vaccination on all-cause and rotavirus-specific gastroenteritis and strain distribution in Central Kenya: An 11-year interrupted time-series …

EA Wandera, N Kurokawa, MM Mutua, B Muriithi… - Vaccine, 2024 - Elsevier
Background: Kenya introduced a monovalent rotavirus vaccine administered orally at 6 and
10 weeks of age into her National Immunization Program in July 2014. The study evaluated …

Shigella and Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Have Replaced Rotavirus as Main Causes of Childhood Diarrhea in Rwanda After 10 Years of Rotavirus Vaccination

JB Munyemana, JC Kabayiza, S Nilsson… - The Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The causes of diarrhea after 10 years of rotavirus vaccination in Rwanda were investigated
with real-time polymerase chain reaction in 496 children with diarrhea and 298 without …