Rotaviruses (RVs) are a major cause of acute viral gastroenteritis in young animals and
children worldwide. Immunocompetent adults of different species become resistant to …

Rotaviruses are important enteric pathogens of humans and animals. Group A rotaviruses
(GARVs) account for up to 1 million children deaths each year, chiefly in developing …

In April 2008, a nucleotide-sequence-based, complete genome classification system was
developed for group A rotaviruses (RVs). This system assigns a specific genotype to each of …

Group A rotavirus classification is currently based on the molecular properties of the two
outer layer proteins, VP7 and VP4, and the middle layer protein, VP6. As reassortment of all …

Recently, a classification system was proposed for rotaviruses in which all the 11 genomic
RNA segments are used (Matthijnssens et al. in J Virol 82: 3204–3219, 2008). Based on …

Numerous rotavirus group A (RVA) strains with distinct G-genotype and P-genotype
combinations have been described infecting humans worldwide. However, the increasing …

Since its discovery 40 years ago, rotavirus (RV) is considered to be a major cause of infant
and childhood morbidity and mortality particularly in developing countries. Nearly every …

Background Group A rotaviruses are the most common cause of severe diarrhea in infants
and children worldwide and continue to have a major global impact on childhood morbidity …

Rotaviruses (RVs) are responsible for more than 600,000 child deaths each year. The
worldwide introduction of two life oral vaccines RotaTeq and Rotarix is believed to reduce …

Temporal and spatial fluctuations in the genotype distribution of human rotaviruses are
continuously observed in surveillance studies. New genotypes, such as G9 and G12, have …