Prevalence of unusual human rotavirus strains in Ghanaian children.

dc.contributor.authorArmah, G.E.
dc.contributor.authorPager, C.T.
dc.contributor.authorAsmah, R.H.
dc.contributor.authorAnto, F.R.
dc.contributor.authorOduro, A.R.
dc.contributor.authorBinka, F.
dc.contributor.authorSteele, D.
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-27T15:36:05Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-16T11:36:40Z
dc.date.available2013-06-27T15:36:05Z
dc.date.available2017-10-16T11:36:40Z
dc.date.issued2001-01
dc.description.abstractSixty-seven rotavirus-positive fecal samples, collected between January and April 1999, from children with diarrhea in the Upper East Region of Ghana were examined for rotavirus VP7 and VP4 types. Sufficient viral RNA could be obtained from 46 (68.7%) of the samples and all the isolates had short electrophoretic pattern and typed as subgroup I rotaviruses by subgroup ELISA. Three rotavirus strains with G8 specificity were identified for the first time in Ghana. G and P typing by PCR identified two distinct strains, P[6]G2 (50%) and P[6]G8 (4.3%). Eighty-two percent of the isolates (n = 38) were of the "putative" neonatal P[6] genotype. Two of these G8 isolates carried the VP4 P[6] genotype whereas the third could not be assigned a P type. Mixed infections of G1, G2, G3 and G8 were detected amongst the stool samples. The presence of these unusual strains, especially the high incidence of G2 rotavirus strains in Ghana, reinforces the need to put in place a surveillance system for the detection of new and exotic rotavirus strains, that will provide information on the spread of these strains in West Africa as well as useful data for the formulation of the next generation of rotavirus vaccines.en_US
dc.identifier.citationArmah, G. E., Pager, C. T., Asmah, R. H., Anto, F. R., Oduro, A. R., Binka, F., & Steele, D. (2001). Prevalence of unusual human rotavirus strains in Ghanaian children. Journal of Medical Virology, 63(1), 67-71.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://197.255.68.203/handle/123456789/4265
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectAcute Diseaseen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of unusual human rotavirus strains in Ghanaian children.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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