Molecular epidemiology of rotavirus diarrhea among children aged <5 years in nepal: predominance of emergent G12 strains during 2 years

J Infect Dis. 2009 Nov 1:200 Suppl 1:S182-7. doi: 10.1086/605046.

Abstract

A 2-year surveillance was performed in Kathmandu, Nepal, by collection of stool specimens from 1139 children aged <5 years who were hospitalized for acute diarrhea from November 2005 through October 2007. Of the 1139 samples, 379 (33%) had rotavirus strains identified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; the most prevalent G type was G12, accounting for 50% of typed strains in 2005-2006 and 29% in 2006-2007, followed by G1 (26%) in 2005-2006 and by G9 (28%) and G2 (20%) in 2006-2007. The most prevalent P type was P[8], accounting for 47% of strains in 2005-2006 and 35% in 2006-2007, followed by P[6] (37% in 2005-2006 and 33% in 2006-2007) and P[4] (10% in 2005-2006 and 24% in 2006-2007). Of combined genotypes, G12P[6] was the most prevalent, accounting for 34% of strains in 2005-2006 and 24% in 2006-2007, followed by G1P[8] (23%) in 2005-2006 and G2P[4] (20%) in 2006-2007. An unusually high detection of G12 strains underscores the importance of continued surveillance of rotavirus strains.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Diarrhea / epidemiology*
  • Diarrhea / virology
  • Genotype
  • Hospitalization
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Nepal / epidemiology
  • Rotavirus / classification
  • Rotavirus / genetics*
  • Rotavirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Rotavirus Infections / virology
  • Time Factors