Genotyping of rotavirus isolates collected from children less than 5 years of age admitted for diarrhoea at the Yangon Children's Hospital, Myanmar
Moe, K.; Thu, H.Myat.; Oo, W.Mar.; Aye, K.Mar.; Shwe, T.Thin.; Mar, W.; Kirkwood, C.D.
Vaccine 27 Suppl. 5: F89-F92
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 1873-2518 PMID: 19931728 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.08.068Document Number: 212141
Rotavirus positive stool specimens collected from children less than 5-year-old admitted to Yangon Children's Hospital for diarrhoea were analysed for their G and P genotypes. In 2004, rotavirus was detected in 57% of 1004 samples tested with G3 and P[8] being the most common genotypes identified. Corresponding figures in 2005, were 55% of 1175 samples positive for rotavirus with G3 and P[4] genotypes being most common. The most common G and P combinations were G3P[8] and G1P[8], with some unusual combinations (G1P[4], G1P[6] and G3P[4]) also being identified. In Myanmar, ongoing rotavirus surveillance to understand the distribution of G and P genotypes will be important for monitoring the impact of rotavirus vaccines following their introduction into the infant immunization schedule.