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Zhang F, Chase-Topping M, Guo CG, Woolhouse MEJ. Predictors of human-infective RNA virus discovery in the United States, China, and Africa, an ecological study. eLife 2022; 11:e72123. [PMID: 35666108 PMCID: PMC9278958 DOI: 10.7554/elife.72123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background The variation in the pathogen type as well as the spatial heterogeneity of predictors make the generality of any associations with pathogen discovery debatable. Our previous work confirmed that the association of a group of predictors differed across different types of RNA viruses, yet there have been no previous comparisons of the specific predictors for RNA virus discovery in different regions. The aim of the current study was to close the gap by investigating whether predictors of discovery rates within three regions-the United States, China, and Africa-differ from one another and from those at the global level. Methods Based on a comprehensive list of human-infective RNA viruses, we collated published data on first discovery of each species in each region. We used a Poisson boosted regression tree (BRT) model to examine the relationship between virus discovery and 33 predictors representing climate, socio-economics, land use, and biodiversity across each region separately. The discovery probability in three regions in 2010-2019 was mapped using the fitted models and historical predictors. Results The numbers of human-infective virus species discovered in the United States, China, and Africa up to 2019 were 95, 80, and 107 respectively, with China lagging behind the other two regions. In each region, discoveries were clustered in hotspots. BRT modelling suggested that in all three regions RNA virus discovery was better predicted by land use and socio-economic variables than climatic variables and biodiversity, although the relative importance of these predictors varied by region. Map of virus discovery probability in 2010-2019 indicated several new hotspots outside historical high-risk areas. Most new virus species since 2010 in each region (6/6 in the United States, 19/19 in China, 12/19 in Africa) were discovered in high-risk areas as predicted by our model. Conclusions The drivers of spatiotemporal variation in virus discovery rates vary in different regions of the world. Within regions virus discovery is driven mainly by land-use and socio-economic variables; climate and biodiversity variables are consistently less important predictors than at a global scale. Potential new discovery hotspots in 2010-2019 are identified. Results from the study could guide active surveillance for new human-infective viruses in local high-risk areas. Funding FFZ is funded by the Darwin Trust of Edinburgh (https://darwintrust.bio.ed.ac.uk/). MEJW has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 874735 (VEO) (https://www.veo-europe.eu/).
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- Feifei Zhang
- Usher Institute, University of EdinburghEdinburghUnited Kingdom
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- Usher Institute, University of EdinburghEdinburghUnited Kingdom
- Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of EdinburghEdinburghUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong KongHong KongChina
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Adenovirus Infection Is Predicted by Prolonged Duration of Diarrhea among Rotavirus-Vaccinated Children below Five Years of Age in Mwanza, Tanzania. Int J Pediatr 2020; 2020:9303216. [PMID: 33014079 PMCID: PMC7519179 DOI: 10.1155/2020/9303216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Revised: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Diarrhea is the commonest cause of morbidity and mortality in many resource-limited countries including Tanzania among children below five years of age. A significant number of diarrhea cases associated with severe dehydration are still being reported among children despite five years of rotavirus vaccine implementation in Tanzania necessitating the need to investigate other causes of diarrhea in this population. This study is aimed at determining the prevalence of human adenovirus infection and associated factors among rotavirus-vaccinated children with acute diarrhea in Mwanza, Tanzania. A cross-sectional study was conducted from June to August 2017 involving 137 children less than two years of age admitted with acute diarrhea in the health facilities located in Mwanza, Tanzania. Sociodemographic and other relevant information were collected using standardized rotavirus surveillance tool adopted from WHO. Stool specimens were collected and tested for human adenovirus antigen using immunochromatographic tests. Data were analyzed by using STATA version 13. The median age of enrolled children was 12 (IQR 8-17) months. The prevalence of human adenovirus was found to be 46 (33.6%, 95% CI: 25-41). By multivariable logistic regression analysis, only prolonged duration of diarrhea (OR: 1.619, 95% CI: 1.142-2.295, p = 0.007) was found to predict human adenovirus infection among rotavirus-vaccinated children with acute diarrhea. A significant proportion of rotavirus-vaccinated children with prolonged acute diarrhea have adenovirus infection. There is a need to consider other viral pathogens as potential cause of diarrhea especially in this postrotavirus vaccination period.
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Akdag AI, Gupta S, Khan N, Upadhayay A, Ray P. Epidemiology and clinical features of rotavirus, adenovirus, and astrovirus infections and coinfections in children with acute gastroenteritis prior to rotavirus vaccine introduction in Meerut, North India. J Med Virol 2019; 92:1102-1109. [PMID: 31785000 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.25645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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There are limited reports on the etiology of multiple enteric viruses causing acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in North India. In the present study we have determined the prevalence of three enteric viruses, namely rotavirus, astrovirus (AstV) and adenovirus (AdV) in a total of 312 diarrheic children (<5 years) hospitalized at Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh from August 2014 to July 2016; and results were compared with data from Delhi. The fecal samples were individually screened for group A rotavirus (RVA), AdV, and AstV using enzyme immunoassay kits. At least one viral agent was detected in 29.2% of 312 fecal specimens. RNA of rotavirus antigen-positive samples was extracted by TRIzol method. Rotavirus G/P genotyping was performed using seminested multiplex reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. RVA was the most predominant virus (18.3%) followed by AstV (12.5%), and AdV (9.9%). Coinfections were detected in 10.6% cases and the most common coinfection in diarrheic children was RVA combined with AstV (36.4%). Overall, the enteric viruses were found most prevalent in the 6 to 11 months age group (P = .01). Increased duration of vomiting (≥3 days) was significantly (P = .04) associated with AdV infection (61.3%) as compared with AstV (30.76%) and rotavirus (26.31%). G1P[8] was detected throughout as the most prevalent rotavirus strain (10.5%). Unusual RV strains like G2P[6] and G2P[8] were also detected. Of note G3, G4, and G12 rotavirus were detected for the first time in Meerut. This is the first report that demonstrated the important contribution of multiple enteric viruses causing AGE in young children in this part of Uttar Pradesh (Meerut).
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- Ali Ilter Akdag
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Chemical and Life Sciences, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Chemical and Life Sciences, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Chemical and Life Sciences, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Chemical and Life Sciences, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India.,Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Liu D, Geng H, Zhang Z, Xing Y, Yang D, Liu Z, Wang D. An Effective Platform for Exploring Rotavirus Receptors by Bacterial Surface Display System. Virol Sin 2019; 35:103-109. [PMID: 31777010 PMCID: PMC7035415 DOI: 10.1007/s12250-019-00174-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Rotavirus (RV) is a major foodborne pathogen. For RV prevention and control, it is a key to uncover the interaction mechanism between virus and its receptors. However, it is hard to specially purify the viral receptors, including histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs). Previously, the protruding domain protein (P protein) of human norovirus (genotype II.4) was displayed on the surface of Escherichia coli, and it specifically recognized and captured the viral ligands. In order to further verify the feasibility of the system, P protein was replaced by VP8* of RV (G9P[8]) in this study. In the system, VP8* could be correctly released by thrombin treatment with antigenicity retaining, which was confirmed by Western blot and Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays. Type A HBGAs from porcine gastric mucin (PGM) were recognized and captured by this system. From saliva mixture, the captured viral receptor bound with displayed VP8* was confirmed positive with monoclonal antibody against type A HBGAs. It indicated that the target ligands could be easily separated from the complex matrix. These results demonstrate that the bacterial surface display system will be an effective platform to explore viral receptors/ligands from cell lines or food matrix.
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- Danlei Liu
- Department of Food Science and Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.,State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Open Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou, 510070, China
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.,State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Open Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou, 510070, China
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China. .,Shanghai Food Safety and Engineering Technology Research Center, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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Astrovirus infection in hospitalized children: Molecular, clinical and epidemiological features. J Clin Virol 2017; 94:79-85. [PMID: 28772169 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2017.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Revised: 06/19/2017] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Astrovirus (HAstV) is a common viral pathogen that causes gastroenteritis worldwide. It is classified into eight classical human types (HAstV-1/8) and seven other less prevalent types, described as HAstV VA1, VA2, VA3, VA4, MLB-1, MLB-2 and MLB-3. During outbreaks, the elderly and children are the most affected, and the spread of the virus is associated with person-to-person contact, food ingestion and contaminated water. OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of infection and genetic diversity of HAstV strains. Samples were collected from children with acute gastroenteritis admitted to a large pediatric hospital during a surveillance period of three years (2008-2011) in Belém city, Pará State, Amazon Region, Northern Brazil. STUDY DESIGN Screening and genotyping tests were conducted using RT-PCR to detect the classical and non-classical HAstV types using specific primers. A semi-nested RT-PCR protocol was developed to improve viral detection in samples with a low viral load. RESULTS The overall positivity observed in this study was 3.9% (19/483). The age distribution showed a high prevalence of positive cases in children under one year old (5.3%). We found vomiting associated with 75% of the positive cases, fever with 82.3%, and dehydration with 76.9%. Most patients with positive cases demonstrated two to five days of diarrhea, two to three episodes of vomiting during hospitalization, and three bowel movements per day. Co-infection with HAstV and norovirus was observed in three cases (15.8%), and no pattern of seasonality or any relationship between the HAstV positivity rate and climate variables was observed. Eighteen positive samples (94.7%-18/19) were genotyped based on the ORF 2 region, and the greatest prevalence was of HAstV-1a (66.6%-12/18), followed by HAstV-2 (22.2%-4/18, comprising two type-2b and two type-2c genotypes), HAstV-3c (5.6%-1/18) and HAstV-4c (5.6%-1/18). No non-classical types were detected in the clinical samples analyzed. CONCLUSIONS The present study showed that although HAstV infections occur at low frequency, they are involved in severe pediatric cases of acute gastroenteritis presenting with a high diversity of strains, including the lineages 3c and 4c, which were never before detected in Brazil.
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The Public Health Burden of Rotavirus Disease in Children Younger Than Five Years and Considerations for Rotavirus Vaccine Introduction in China. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2016; 35:e392-e398. [PMID: 27626917 PMCID: PMC6502223 DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000001327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Rotavirus is the leading cause of severe diarrhea among young children worldwide. Rotavirus vaccines have demonstrated substantial benefits in many countries that have introduced vaccine nationally. In China, where rotavirus vaccines are not available through the national immunization program, it will be important to review relevant local and global information to determine the potential value of national introduction. Therefore, we reviewed evidence of rotavirus disease burden among Chinese children younger than 5 years to help inform rotavirus vaccine introduction decisions. METHODS We reviewed scientific literature on rotavirus disease burden in China from 1994 through 2014 in China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang and PubMed. Studies were selected if they were conducted for periods of 12 month increments, had more than 100 patients enrolled and used an accepted diagnostic test. RESULTS Overall, 45 reports were included and indicate that rotavirus causes ~40% and ~30% of diarrhea-related hospitalizations and outpatient visits, respectively, among children younger than 5 years in China. Over 50% of rotavirus-related hospitalizations occur by age 1 year; ~90% occur by age 2 years. Regarding circulating rotavirus strains in China, there has been natural, temporal variation, but the predominant local strains are the same as those that are globally dominant. CONCLUSIONS These findings affirm that rotavirus is a major cause of childhood diarrheal disease in China and suggest that a vaccination program with doses given early in infancy has the potential to prevent the majority of the burden of severe rotavirus disease.
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Nakamura N, Kobayashi S, Minagawa H, Matsushita T, Sugiura W, Iwatani Y. Molecular epidemiology of enteric viruses in patients with acute gastroenteritis in Aichi prefecture, Japan, 2008/09−2013/14. J Med Virol 2015; 88:1180-6. [DOI: 10.1002/jmv.24445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Noriko Nakamura
- Aichi Prefectural Institute of Public Health; Nagoya Aichi Japan
- Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; Nagoya Aichi Japan
- Clinical Research Center; National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center; Nagoya Aichi Japan
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- Aichi Prefectural Institute of Public Health; Nagoya Aichi Japan
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- Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; Nagoya Aichi Japan
- Clinical Research Center; National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center; Nagoya Aichi Japan
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- Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; Nagoya Aichi Japan
- Clinical Research Center; National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center; Nagoya Aichi Japan
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Structural, Mechanistic, and Antigenic Characterization of the Human Astrovirus Capsid. J Virol 2015; 90:2254-63. [PMID: 26656707 PMCID: PMC4810704 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02666-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Human astroviruses (HAstVs) are nonenveloped, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA viruses that are a leading cause of viral gastroenteritis. HAstV particles display T=3 icosahedral symmetry formed by 180 copies of the capsid protein (CP), which undergoes proteolytic maturation to generate infectious HAstV particles. Little is known about the molecular features that govern HAstV particle assembly, maturation, infectivity, and immunogenicity. Here we report the crystal structures of the two main structural domains of the HAstV CP: the core domain at 2.60-Å resolution and the spike domain at 0.95-Å resolution. Fitting of these structures into the previously determined 25-Å-resolution electron cryomicroscopy density maps of HAstV allowed us to characterize the molecular features on the surfaces of immature and mature T=3 HAstV particles. The highly electropositive inner surface of HAstV supports a model in which interaction of the HAstV CP core with viral RNA is a driving force in T=3 HAstV particle formation. Additionally, mapping of conserved residues onto the HAstV CP core and spike domains in the context of the immature and mature HAstV particles revealed dramatic changes to the exposure of conserved residues during virus maturation. Indeed, we show that antibodies raised against mature HAstV have reactivity to both the HAstV CP core and spike domains, revealing for the first time that the CP core domain is antigenic. Together, these data provide new molecular insights into HAstV that have practical applications for the development of vaccines and antiviral therapies. IMPORTANCE Astroviruses are a leading cause of viral diarrhea in young children, immunocompromised individuals, and the elderly. Despite the prevalence of astroviruses, little is known at the molecular level about how the astrovirus particle assembles and is converted into an infectious, mature virus. In this paper, we describe the high-resolution structures of the two main astrovirus capsid proteins. Fitting these structures into previously determined low-resolution maps of astrovirus allowed us to characterize the molecular surfaces of immature and mature astroviruses. Our studies provide the first evidence that astroviruses undergo viral RNA-dependent assembly. We also provide new insight into the molecular mechanisms that lead to astrovirus maturation and infectivity. Finally, we show that both capsid proteins contribute to the adaptive immune response against astrovirus. Together, these studies will help to guide the development of vaccines and antiviral drugs targeting astrovirus.
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Chen CJ, Wu FT, Huang YC, Chang WC, Wu HS, Wu CY, Lin JS, Huang FC, Hsiung CA. Clinical and Epidemiologic Features of Severe Viral Gastroenteritis in Children: A 3-Year Surveillance, Multicentered Study in Taiwan With Partial Rotavirus Immunization. Medicine (Baltimore) 2015; 94:e1372. [PMID: 26287425 PMCID: PMC4616446 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000001372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The global epidemiological landscape of childhood acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is changing after the introduction of 2 effective rotavirus vaccines in 2006. A comprehensive evaluation for viral etiology of childhood AGE in Taiwan, where rotavirus vaccination was provided by the private sector since 2006, is lacking.From 2009 to 2011, children younger than 5 years of age with AGE who were hospitalized at 3 sentinel hospitals were enrolled in this surveillance study. Stool specimens were tested for rotavirus, norovirus, enteric adenovirus, and astrovirus. The epidemiologic and clinical information was collected by questionnaire-based interviews and chart reviews.Viral agents were detected in 1055 (37.5%) of 2810 subjects, with rotavirus (21.2%) being the leading cause of disease, followed by norovirus (14.9%), enteric adenovirus (3.74%), astrovirus (2.10%), and a mixture of at least 2 of 4 above-mentioned viruses (4.06%). The majority (56%) of the viral AGE occurred in children <2 years of age. Rotavirus and norovirus were detected more frequently in cool seasons (P < 0.0001 for both), whereas no seasonal variation was observed for adenovirus and astrovirus. Adult households with diarrhea and a Vesikari score >10 were independent factors respectively associated with an increased risk of norovirus (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 9.034, P = 0.0003) and rotavirus (aOR, 3.284, P < 0.0001) infections. Rotavirus immunization and female gender were protective factors against rotavirus (aOR, 0.198, P < 0.0001) and astrovirus (aOR, 0.382, P = 0.0299) infections, respectively.Rotavirus and norovirus are the 2 most important viral agents of childhood AGE in Taiwan with partial rotavirus immunization. In addition, different enteric viruses are associated with distinct epidemiologic and clinical features.
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- Chih-Jung Chen
- From the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC (C-JC, Y-CH); Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC (C-JC, Y-CH); Center for Research, Diagnostics and Vaccine Development, Centers for Disease Control, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC (F-TW, H-SW, C-YW); Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan, ROC (W-CC, CAH); Department of Laboratory Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan, ROC (J-SL); and Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC (F-CH)
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Analysis of genetic divergence among strains of porcine rotavirus C, with focus on VP4 and VP7 genotypes in Japan. Virus Res 2014; 197:26-34. [PMID: 25499298 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2014.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2014] [Revised: 12/01/2014] [Accepted: 12/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Porcine rotavirus C (RVC) has been often detected in sporadic cases or outbreaks of diarrhoea in suckling and weaned pigs. Surveillance studies of RVCs have demonstrated high prevalence in the United States, and Japan, and some other countries. To date, the zoonotic impact and pathogenicity of RVCs are not well understood, and only a few complete sequences of RVCs are available. The aim of this study was to perform sequence and phylogenetic analyses for the VP4 and VP7 genes of the 22 porcine RVCs identified in Japan from 2002 to 2010. The genetic classification of the VP4 genes of the 22 porcine RVCs revealed the presence of six clusters including one cluster each from human and bovine RVCs with a cut-off value of 80%. In addition, VP7 genes of the 22 porcine RVCs were grouped into four of the seven known clusters on the basis of cut-off values of 85% at the nucleotide level reported previously. The data presented here demonstrate that multiple porcine RVC strains with distinctive genotypes based on a combination of the VP4 and VP7 genes are widely distributed and circulated among farms throughout Japan. According to establishment of dual genetic classification for VP4 and VP7 genotypes of porcine RVCs, furthermore, we discovered a possible event of gene reassortment between different rotavirus strains from the same farm. Our findings should advance the understanding of the evolution and pathogenicity of RVCs.
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Phylogenetic characterization of VP6 gene (inner capsid) of porcine rotavirus C collected in Japan. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2014; 26:223-7. [PMID: 24929122 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2014.05.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2013] [Revised: 05/16/2014] [Accepted: 05/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Porcine rotavirus C (RVC) has been often detected in sporadic cases or outbreaks of diarrhea in suckling and weaned pigs. Previous surveillance studies using both enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction in some countries including Japan and the United States have demonstrated a high prevalence of porcine RVCs. In order to understand the phylogenetic relatedness of RVCs, we performed genetic analysis of VP6 gene encoding inner capsid protein by using 22 porcine RVC strains collected in Japan from 2002 to 2010. Comparative analyses of the VP6 nucleotide and amino acid sequences from these porcine RVCs exhibited lower sequence identities than those from human and bovine RVCs. The phylogenetic analysis of VP6 gene of RVC indicated the presence of seven clusters (tentatively assigned I1-I7) according to host species with cut-off values of 87% at the nucleotide level, and VP6 genes of porcine RVCs were divided into five genotypes. These findings indicate that multiple porcine RVC strains with distinctive genotypes are broadly spreading and circulating among farms in Japan. Our data may provide important insights in understanding evolutionary dynamics of RVCs.
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Mawatari T, Hirano K, Tsunemitsu H, Suzuki T. Whole-genome analysis of bovine rotavirus species C isolates obtained in Yamagata, Japan, 2003–2010. J Gen Virol 2014; 95:1117-1125. [DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.062166-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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An epidemic of diarrhoea in adult cows occurred at a total of 105 dairy farms in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, between 2003 and 2010. Reverse transcription-PCR diagnostic tests revealed the presence of bovine rotavirus species C (RVCs) in samples from each of six farms (5.7 %). In this study, we determined the full-length nucleotide sequences of 11 RNA segments from six bovine RVC strains and investigated genetic diversity among them, including two bovine RVC strains identified in a previous study. Comparisons of all segmental nucleotide and the deduced amino acid sequences among bovine RVCs indicated high identities across all genes except for the VP4 gene. Phylogenetic analysis of each gene revealed that the six bovine RVCs belonged to a bovine cluster distinct from human and porcine RVCs. Bovine RVC strains could be clearly divided into two lineages of the VP4 genes. The nucleotide sequence identity for VP4 genes between lineage I and II was 83.7–84.8 %. Moreover, bovine RVC strains belonging to lineage I exhibited one amino acid deletion and three amino acid insertions, which differed for those strains belonging to lineage II. Our data suggest that multiple bovine RVCs originated from a common ancestor, but had different genetic backgrounds, not only in Yamagata Prefecture but also in the rest of Japan.
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- Takahiro Mawatari
- Yamagata Prefectural Central Livestock Health and Sanitation Office, Yamagata, 990-2161 Japan
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- Yamagata Prefectural Central Livestock Health and Sanitation Office, Yamagata, 990-2161 Japan
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- Dairy Hygiene Research Division, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Hokkaido, 062-0045 Japan
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- Viral Disease and Epidemiology Research Division, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Ibaraki, 305-0856 Japan
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Mok HF, Hamilton AJ. Exposure factors for wastewater-irrigated Asian vegetables and a probabilistic rotavirus disease burden model for their consumption. RISK ANALYSIS : AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SOCIETY FOR RISK ANALYSIS 2014; 34:602-13. [PMID: 24576153 PMCID: PMC3984355 DOI: 10.1111/risa.12178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Many farmers in water-scarce regions of developing countries use wastewater to irrigate vegetables and other agricultural crops, a practice that may expand with climate change. There are a number of health risks associated with wastewater irrigation for human food crops, particularly with surface irrigation techniques common in the developing world. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends using quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) to determine if the irrigation scheme meets health standards. However, only a few vegetables have been studied for wastewater risk and little information is known about the disease burden of wastewater-irrigated vegetable consumption in China. To bridge this knowledge gap, an experiment was conducted to determine volume of water left on Asian vegetables and lettuce after irrigation. One hundred samples each of Chinese chard (Brassica rapa var. chinensis), Chinese broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra), Chinese flowering cabbage (Brassica rapa var. parachinensis), and lettuce (Lactuca sativa) were harvested after overhead sprinkler irrigation. Chinese broccoli and flowering cabbage were found to capture the most water and lettuce the least. QMRAs were then constructed to estimate rotavirus disease burden from consumption of wastewater-irrigated Asian vegetables in Beijing. Results indicate that estimated risks from these reuse scenarios exceed WHO guideline thresholds for acceptable disease burden for wastewater use, signifying that reduction of pathogen concentration or stricter risk management is necessary for safe reuse. Considering the widespread practice of wastewater irrigation for food production, particularly in developing countries, incorporation of water retention factors in QMRAs can reduce uncertainty regarding health risks for consumers worldwide.
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- Hoi-Fei Mok
- Department of Agriculture and Food Systems, Melbourne School of Land and Environment, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Li Y, Wang SM, Zhen SS, Chen Y, Deng W, Kilgore PE, Wang XY. Diversity of rotavirus strains causing diarrhea in <5 years old Chinese children: a systematic review. PLoS One 2014; 9:e84699. [PMID: 24416267 PMCID: PMC3885581 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2013] [Accepted: 11/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We conducted a systematic review of the diversity and fluctuation of group A rotavirus strains circulating in China. METHODS AND FINDINGS Studies of rotavirus-based diarrhea among children less than 5 years, published in English or Chinese between 1994 and 2012, were searched in PubMed, SinoMed, and CNKI and reviewed by applying standardized algorithms. The temporal and spatial trends of genotyping and serotyping were analyzed using a random-effects model. Ninety-three studies met the inclusion/exclusion criteria and were included in the meta-analysis. Overall, 22,112 and 10,660 rotavirus samples had been examined for G and P types, respectively. The most common G types were G1 (39·5%), G3 (35·6%), G2 (1·3%), and G9 (0·1%). Among P types, P[8] (54·6%) was the predominant type, followed by P[4] (11·1%) and P6 (0·1%). The most common G-P combinations were G3P[8] (32·1%) and G1P[8] (24·5%), followed by G2P[6] (13·2%) and G2P[4] (10·1%). Before 2000, serotype G1 was the predominant strain and accounted for 74·3% of all rotavirus infections; however, since 2000, G3 (45·2%) has been the predominant strain. Rotavirus P types showed little variation over the study period. CONCLUSION Despite the variation of serotypes observed in China, the G1, G2, G3, and G4 serotypes accounted for most rotavirus strains in recent decades. These results suggest that Chinese children will be adequately protected with currently available or forthcoming rotavirus vaccines.
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- Yue Li
- Key Laboratory Medical Molecular Virology, MoE/MoH, and the Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Training Center of Medical Experiments, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory Medical Molecular Virology, MoE/MoH, and the Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory Medical Molecular Virology, MoE/MoH, and the Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Health Statistics & Social Medicine, School of Public Health, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, United States of America
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- Key Laboratory Medical Molecular Virology, MoE/MoH, and the Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Soma J, Tsunemitsu H, Miyamoto T, Suzuki G, Sasaki T, Suzuki T. Whole-genome analysis of two bovine rotavirus C strains: Shintoku and Toyama. J Gen Virol 2013; 94:128-135. [DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.046763-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Rotavirus C (RVC) has been detected frequently in epidemic cases and/or outbreaks of diarrhoea in humans and animals worldwide. Because it is difficult to cultivate RVCs serially in cell culture, the sequence data available for RVCs are limited, despite their potential economical and epidemiological impact. Although whole-genome sequences of one porcine RVC and seven human RVC strains have been analysed, this has not yet been done for a bovine RVC strain. In the present study, we first determined the nucleotide sequences for five as-yet underresearched genes, including the NSP4 gene, from a cultivable bovine RVC, the Shintoku strain, identified in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan, in 1991. In addition, we elucidated the ORF sequences of all segments from another bovine RVC, the Toyama strain, detected in Toyama Prefecture, Japan, in 2010, in order to investigate genetic divergence among bovine RVCs. Comparison of segmental nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences among RVCs indicates high identity among bovine RVCs and low identity between human and porcine RVCs. Phylogenetic analysis of each gene showed that the two bovine RVCs belong to a cluster distinct from human and porcine RVCs. These data demonstrate that RVCs can be classified into different genotypes according to host species. Moreover, RVC NSP1, NSP2 and VP1 amino acid sequences contain a unique motif that is highly conserved among rotavirus A (RVA) strains and, hence, several proteins from bovine RVCs are suggested to play important roles that are similar to those of RVAs.
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- Junichi Soma
- Research and Development Section, Institute of Animal Health, JA Zen-noh (National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations), Chiba 285-0043, Japan
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- Viral Disease and Epidemiology Research Division, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Ibaraki 305-0856, Japan
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- Toyama Prefectural Tobu Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Toyama 939-3536, Japan
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- Research and Development Section, Institute of Animal Health, JA Zen-noh (National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations), Chiba 285-0043, Japan
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- Research and Development Section, Institute of Animal Health, JA Zen-noh (National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations), Chiba 285-0043, Japan
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- Viral Disease and Epidemiology Research Division, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Ibaraki 305-0856, Japan
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Malasao R, Khamrin P, Chaimongkol N, Ushijima H, Maneekarn N. Diversity of human astrovirus genotypes circulating in children with acute gastroenteritis in Thailand during 2000-2011. J Med Virol 2012; 84:1751-6. [DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Jeong HS, Jeong A, Cheon DS. Epidemiology of astrovirus infection in children. KOREAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS 2012; 55:77-82. [PMID: 22474461 PMCID: PMC3315622 DOI: 10.3345/kjp.2012.55.3.77] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2012] [Accepted: 01/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Human astrovirus (HAstV) is a major cause of acute diarrhea among children, resulting in outbreaks of diarrhea and occasionally hospitalization. Improved surveillance and application of sensitive molecular diagnostics have further defined the impact of HAstV infections in children. These studies have shown that HAstV infections are clinically milder (diarrhea, vomiting, fever) than infections with other enteric agents. Among the 8 serotypes of HAstV identified, serotype 1 is the predominant strain worldwide. In addition to serotype 1, the detection rate of HAstV types 2 to 8 has increased by using newly developed assays. HAstV is less common compared with other major gastroenteritis viruses, including norovirus and rotavirus; however, it is a potentially important viral etiological agent with a significant role in acute gastroenteritis. A better understanding of the molecular epidemiology and characteristics of HAstV strains may be valuable to develop specific prevention strategies.
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- Hye Sook Jeong
- Division of Enteric and Hepatitis Viruses, Center for Infectious Disease, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongwon, Korea
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Etiology and epidemiology of viral diarrhea in children under the age of five hospitalized in Tianjin, China. Arch Virol 2012; 157:881-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s00705-012-1235-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2011] [Accepted: 12/13/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Zhang S, Chen TH, Wang J, Dong C, Pan J, Moe C, Chen W, Yang L, Wang X, Tang H, Li X, Liu P. Symptomatic and asymptomatic infections of rotavirus, norovirus, and adenovirus among hospitalized children in Xi'an, China. J Med Virol 2011; 83:1476-84. [DOI: 10.1002/jmv.22108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/27/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cheun HI, Cho SH, Lee JH, Lim YY, Jeon JH, Yu JR, Kim TS, Lee WJ, Cho SH, Lee DY, Park MS, Jeong HS, Chen DS, Ji YM, Kwon MH. Infection status of hospitalized diarrheal patients with gastrointestinal protozoa, bacteria, and viruses in the Republic of Korea. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY 2010; 48:113-20. [PMID: 20585526 DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2010.48.2.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2010] [Revised: 04/15/2010] [Accepted: 04/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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To understand protozoan, viral, and bacterial infections in diarrheal patients, we analyzed positivity and mixed-infection status with 3 protozoans, 4 viruses, and 10 bacteria in hospitalized diarrheal patients during 2004-2006 in the Republic of Korea. A total of 76,652 stool samples were collected from 96 hospitals across the nation. The positivity for protozoa, viruses, and bacteria was 129, 1,759, and 1,797 per 10,000 persons, respectively. Especially, Cryptosporidium parvum was highly mixed-infected with rotavirus among pediatric diarrheal patients (29.5 per 100 C. parvum positive cases), and Entamoeba histolytica was mixed-infected with Clostridium perfringens (10.3 per 100 E. histolytica positive cases) in protozoan-diarrheal patients. Those infected with rotavirus and C. perfringens constituted relatively high proportions among mixed infection cases from January to April. The positivity for rotavirus among viral infection for those aged < or = 5 years was significantly higher, while C. perfringens among bacterial infection was higher for > or = 50 years. The information for association of viral and bacterial infections with enteropathogenic protozoa in diarrheal patients may contribute to improvement of care for diarrhea as well as development of control strategies for diarrheal diseases in Korea.
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- Hyeng-Il Cheun
- Department of Malaria and Parasitic Diseases, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Seoul, Korea.
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Abid-Ayadi I, Guix S, Pintó RM, Bosch A. [Use of the recombinant baculovirus BacVP6C for the construction of an internal positive control of rotavirus C]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 59:142-5. [PMID: 19473784 DOI: 10.1016/j.patbio.2009.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2009] [Accepted: 03/18/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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AIMS Unlike group A, a few studies have interested other groups of the rotavirus, especially in Tunisia. The role of rotavirus C (RVC) infection is underestimated because of its sporadic nature. The aim of our study was to develop rapid diagnostic procedures of RVC by using an internal positive control of reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR). METHODS The internal positive control (386pb) was designed from the recombinant baculovirus BacVP6C containing the full length cDNA of the Cowden strain gene 5 (1353pb). A fragment of 596pb was amplified by PCR using the BacVP6C DNA ds as template. Then, a central part of 210pb was deleted and the remaining fragment (386pb) was cloned into pGEM-3Zf(+) plasmid between SP6 and T7 RNA polymerase promoters. RESULTS The obtained recombinant plasmid "pIAM1" was then used for the generation of the internal positive control by in vitro transcription. The sensibility of the RT-PCR was about 3.66×10(5) molecules of RNA/μl. CONCLUSION The use of a shorter positive control, as compared to the wild type, allows increased specificity of the RT-PCR reaction, and could be used for efficient diagnostic and surveillance of RVC-caused diseases.
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- I Abid-Ayadi
- Groupe de recherche de virus entériques, département de microbiologie, université de Barcelone, avenue Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelone, Espagne.
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Introduction to Acute Infective Diarrhoea. MANSON'S TROPICAL DISEASES 2009. [PMCID: PMC7310943 DOI: 10.1016/b978-1-4160-4470-3.50054-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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He XQ, Cheng L, Li W, Xie XM, Ma M, Wang ZJ. Detection and distribution of rotavirus in municipal sewage treatment plants (STPs) and surface water in Beijing. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2008; 43:424-429. [PMID: 18273749 DOI: 10.1080/10934520701795731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The aim of this study was to survey on the presence and distribution of rotavirus in sewage treatment plants (STPs) and surface water samples in Beijing. Also, the rotavirus removal efficacies of wastewater treatment processes in three STPs were discussed. SiO2 was used to concentrate rotavirus particles from environmental water samples. A reverse transcriptase-nested polymerase chain reaction (RT-nested PCR) method was used for detection of rotavirus. Rotavirus could be detected from almost all samples collected from STP waters (10/10 influents, 100%; 10/10 secondary effluents, 100%; 9/10 reclaimed effluents, 90%) and river waters (14/14 samples, 100%), and from some lake waters (37/45 samples, 82.2%), canal waters (7/22 samples, 31.8%), as well as wetland waters near drinking water resource (5/26 samples, 19.2%). Our results showed that rotaviruses were widely distributed in different types of waters in Beijing during sampling period. Sewage treatment processes in STPs were not efficient to eliminate rotavirus, which may lead to its spread to surface waters from August to January. This study highlights the interest to detect rotaviruses from water samples in big cities, where many gastroenteritis outbreaks occur each year in China and the results necessitate the further study on monitoring rotavirus in source drinking water.
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- Xiao Q He
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Lee BE, Preiksaitis JK, Chui N, Chui L, Pang XL. Genetic relatedness of noroviruses identified in sporadic gastroenteritis in children and gastroenteritis outbreaks in northern Alberta. J Med Virol 2008; 80:330-7. [PMID: 18098165 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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We compared the proportion and genotype distribution of norovirus (NoV) identified in sporadic acute gastroenteritis in children younger than 7 years old with the NoV strains found in outbreaks from January 2003 through April 2004 in northern Alberta, Canada. Eight genogroup I (GI) and 133 GII NoV cases were detected in 1,166 cases of acute sporadic childhood gastroenteritis with a monthly detection rates varying from 6.0% to 20.4% and no sporadic gastroenteritis case in October 2003. Seventy-eight outbreaks (65%) tested positive for NoV during the study period with an obvious winter predominance and no NoV outbreaks in August, September, and October 2003. Three GI and 51 GII strains from the sporadic childhood gastroenteritis cases and seven GI and 37 GII strains from gastroenteritis outbreaks were sequenced and analyzed. Strains belonging to the GII.4 cluster predominated in outbreaks (68%) while the strains in sporadic childhood gastroenteritis demonstrated significant heterogeneity with the majority belonging to the GII.3 cluster (36%). Further analysis of NoV strains from 34 sporadic childhood gastroenteritis cases and 38 gastroenteritis outbreaks in chronologically and geographically related groups failed to demonstrate clear link between strains circulating in the setting of sporadic childhood gastroenteritis and those found in outbreaks.
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- Bonita E Lee
- Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Microbiology), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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Magalhães GF, Nogueira PA, Grava AF, Penati M, Silva LHPD, Orlandi PP. Rotavirus and adenovirus in Rondônia. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2007; 102:555-7. [PMID: 17710298 DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762007005000067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2007] [Accepted: 05/28/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Acute gastroenteritis is one of the most common diseases in humans worldwide. Viral gastroenteritis is a global problem in infants and young children. In this study the incidence of diarrhea was assessed in 877 hospitalized children under five years old, over a period of 24 months and distributed in 470 cases of diarrhea and 407 age-matched group with other pathologies, as control group. Two antigen detection techniques based on enzyme immunoassay (EIA) and latex particles were used for detection of rotavirus and adenovirus. Rotavirus A was a major cause of gastroenteritis with 23.6% of cases, being 90% of these cases in young children. Adenovirus infections was detected by EIA with frequency of 6.4%. Rotavirus and adenovirus were detected in 10.1 and 1.7% of stools from control group, respectively. Interestingly, the frequency of the youngest children in the control group excreting Rotavirus A was comparable to that detected in stools from diarrheic children. We cannot rule out the existence of other enteric viruses because the etiology of 171 cases of diarrhea was not determined and active search for astrovirus and calicivirus was not done. This is the first study that shows the presence of enteric viruses in the infantile population from Western Brazilian Amazonia and it was important to help physicians in the treatment of viral gastroenteritis.
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Abid I, Guix S, Aouni M, Pintó R, Bosch A. Detection and characterization of human group C rotavirus in the pediatric population of Barcelona, Spain. J Clin Virol 2007; 38:78-82. [PMID: 17070729 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2006.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2006] [Revised: 09/18/2006] [Accepted: 09/18/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND The role of group C rotavirus as a cause of childhood diarrhea is not well defined. OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of human group C rotavirus in stools of children in Barcelona, Spain, and to describe the genetic diversity of the rotavirus capsid proteins - VP6, VP7 and VP4 - in these samples. STUDY DESIGN Stool specimens were assayed for rotavirus C RNA by an RT-PCR/southern-blot technique that included controls to indicate the presence of inhibitors of RT-PCR in the samples. RESULTS Human rotavirus C was detected in 3 of 467 samples. One hundred and forty-five (31%) of these samples showed the presence of inhibitors of the RT-PCR assay. Thus, the corrected estimation for detection of group C rotavirus in Barcelona was of 1%. The entire VP4, VP6 and VP7 sequences were determined for all three isolates, revealing the relatedness of two of them to strains circulating in Europe, while the third was very close to sub-Saharan African strains. CONCLUSION The low rate of detection of group C rotavirus suggests that it is not an emerging pathogen in children in our region.
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- Islem Abid
- Enteric Virus Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, University of Barcelona, Avda Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Trinh QD, Pham NTK, Nguyen TA, Phan TG, Khamrin P, Yan H, Hoang PL, Maneekarn N, Li Y, Kozlov V, Kozlov A, Okitsu S, Ushijima H. Amino acid substitutions in the VP7 protein of human rotavirus G3 isolated in China, Russia, Thailand, and Vietnam during 2001–2004. J Med Virol 2007; 79:1611-6. [PMID: 17705183 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The distribution of rotavirus G-types in the world appears to be changing, especially with the emergence of G3 and G9 in many countries. Sequence analysis of the VP7 gene was performed on the 27 human G3 rotavirus strains isolated in China, Russia, Thailand, and Vietnam during 2001-2004. All the strains studied were clustered into the same branch of the phylogenetic tree. The comparison of the G3 deduced amino acid sequences between the studied Chinese strains and the strains circulating in China during 1986-1992 showed a wide range of amino acid substitutions (up to 13 amino acids in the VP7 antigenic regions). The two considerable changes both from aspartic acid to asparagine were located at positions 96 in antigenic region A and 213 in antigenic region C. Those amino acid substitutions of the Chinese G3 strains might involve in the emergence of G3 rotavirus in China during 2001-2003.
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- Quang Duy Trinh
- Department of Developmental Medical Sciences, Institute of International Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Fodha I, Chouikha A, Peenze I, De Beer M, Dewar J, Geyer A, Messaadi F, Trabelsi A, Boujaafar N, Taylor M, Steele D. Identification of viral agents causing diarrhea among children in the Eastern Center of Tunisia. J Med Virol 2006; 78:1198-203. [PMID: 16847966 PMCID: PMC7166705 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/02/2006] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Viral diarrhea remains a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality worldwide. In Tunisia, no comprehensive studies of all viral agents related to diarrhea in children have yet been conducted. The present study was performed to investigate the role of enteric viruses in acute diarrhea in the country. Six hundred thirty-eight stool samples were collected from children under 5 years of age seeking medical care for acute diarrhea between October 2003 and September 2005 in hospitals from the Eastern-Center Tunisia. All samples were tested for rotavirus, astrovirus, and adenovirus using commercial antigen enzyme immunoassays (EIAs). Positive samples for rotavirus and astrovirus were confirmed by an "in-house" reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Samples positive for adenovirus antigen were subjected to further EIA screening for species F enteric adenovirus types 40 and 41. At least one viral agent was found in 30% of the specimens. The frequency of rotavirus, astrovirus, and adenovirus was 20%, 7%, and 6%, respectively. Of the stool samples containing adenovirus, 57% (20/35) were found to be positive for species F adenovirus types 40/41. Dual infections were found in 9% (17/191) of the positive samples. Enteric viruses appear to play an important role in pediatric diarrhea in Tunisia. The introduction of affordable viral diagnosis in pediatric hospitals will improve patient care by reducing the unnecessary use of antibiotics.
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- I. Fodha
- Laboratory of Bacteriology‐Virology, University Hospital Sahloul, Sousse, Tunisia
- Laboratory MDT‐01, Faculty of Pharmacy, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratory MDT‐01, Faculty of Pharmacy, Monastir, Tunisia
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- MRC/Medunsa Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, University of Limpopo, South Africa
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- MRC/Medunsa Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, University of Limpopo, South Africa
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- MRC/Medunsa Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, University of Limpopo, South Africa
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- MRC/Medunsa Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, University of Limpopo, South Africa
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- Laboratory of Hygiene, University Hospital Hedi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Bacteriology‐Virology, University Hospital Sahloul, Sousse, Tunisia
- Laboratory MDT‐01, Faculty of Pharmacy, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Bacteriology‐Virology, University Hospital Sahloul, Sousse, Tunisia
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- Department of Medical Virology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- MRC/Medunsa Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, University of Limpopo, South Africa
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Orenstein EW, Fang ZY, Xu J, Liu C, Shen K, Qian Y, Jiang B, Kilgore PE, Glass RI. The epidemiology and burden of rotavirus in China: a review of the literature from 1983 to 2005. Vaccine 2006; 25:406-13. [PMID: 16956700 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.07.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2006] [Revised: 07/14/2006] [Accepted: 07/25/2006] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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We reviewed studies of rotavirus in MEDLINE and the Chinese literature to get a preliminary estimate of the burden of rotavirus gastroenteritis in China and the epidemiology of the disease. Studies were selected if they were conducted for a period 1 year or more, had more than 100 patients enrolled, and used an accepted diagnostic test. Overall, in 27 reports of children hospitalized for diarrhea in urban areas and 3 in rural areas, 44 and 33%, respectively, had rotavirus identified as the etiologic agent. Rotavirus was less commonly detected in children with milder illness seen in clinics (26% in urban and 28% in rural areas) and those cared for in the community (9%). The four main strains of rotavirus in circulation worldwide were also found in China and while G1 was the predominant strain overall, G3 emerged to be the most common strain in 9 of the 12 most recent studies. The disease has a distinct winter seasonal pattern and affects most children in their first 2 years of life. Although further studies are required to fully assess the burden of rotavirus diarrhea before decisions can be made about vaccine use, this review suggests that development and implementation of rotavirus vaccines should be a national priority.
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Royuela E, Negredo A, Sánchez-Fauquier A. Development of a one step real-time RT-PCR method for sensitive detection of human astrovirus. J Virol Methods 2006; 133:14-9. [PMID: 16321452 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2005.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2005] [Revised: 09/14/2005] [Accepted: 10/03/2005] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Human astrovirus (HAstV) has been recognized as the second most common cause of diarrhoea among children under 5 years old. To date, the true incidence of HAstV was underestimated when using enzyme immunoabsorbent assays (EIAs) and conventional reverse transcription (RT)-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods. The sensitivity of detection of EIA is insufficient and, although RT-PCR is more sensitive than EIA, the time required is a limitation for astrovirus detection. The aim of the study was to develop a real-time RT-PCR method in order to increase the sensitivity, to quantify the viral load and to minimize the time required for HAstV detection. The real-time RT-PCR reported here requires only one rapid step to obtain a high sensitivity (0.0052 infectious units (IU) (0.0026 IU/microl)) in all human astrovirus detected. The real-time RT-PCR detected IUs down to a 10(-6) dilution with an improvement in the detection limit of factor 10(4), whereas the conventional RT-PCR detected down to IUs 10(-2) dilution. This process is able to reduce the time of the assay and avoids the risk of contamination. The method described below has been validated with a panel of 100 clinical samples and the results obtained confirmed the high specificity of the assay; consequently, the application of this assay for molecular diagnosis is feasible as a versatile tool for ascertaining the true implication of HAstV in acute viral gastroenteritis.
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- Enrique Royuela
- Servicio de Virología, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Ctr. Majadahonda-Pozuelo km 2, 28220 Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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Ong H, Chandran V. Identification of gastroenteric viruses by electron microscopy using higher order spectral features. J Clin Virol 2006; 34:195-206. [PMID: 15908267 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2005.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2004] [Revised: 03/26/2005] [Accepted: 04/01/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Many paediatric illnesses are caused by viral agents, for example, acute gastroenteritis. Electron microscopy can provide images of viral particles and can be used to identify the agents. OBJECTIVES The use of electron microscopy as a diagnostic tool is limited by the need for high level of expertise in interpreting these images and the time required. A semi-automated method is proposed in this paper. STUDY DESIGN The method is based on bispectal features that capture contour and texture information while providing robustness to shift, rotation, changes in size and noise. The magnification or true size of the viral particles need not be known precisely, but if available can be used additionally for improved classification. Viral particles from one or more images are segmented and analyzed to verify whether they belong to a particular class (such as Adenovirus, Rotavirus, etc.) or not. Two experiments were conducted-depending on the populations from which virus particle images were collected for training and testing, respectively. In the first, disjoint subsets from a pooled population of virus particles obtained from several images were used. In the second, separate populations from separate images were used. The performance of the method on viruses of similar size was separately evaluated using Astrovirus, HAV and Poliovirus. A Gaussian Mixture Model was used for the probability density of the features. A threshold on the log-likelihood is varied to study false alarm and false rejection trade-off. Features from many particles and/or likelihoods from independent tests are averaged to yield better performance. RESULTS An equal error rate (EER) of 2% is obtained for verification of Rotavirus (tested against three other viruses) when features from 15 viral particle images are averaged. It drops further to less than 0.2% when scores from two tests are averaged to make a decision. For verification of Astrovirus (tested against two others of the same size) the EER was less than 2% when 20 particles and two tests were used. CONCLUSION Bispectral features and Gaussian mixture modelling of their probability density are shown to be effective in identifying viruses from electron microscope images. With the use of digital imaging in electron microscopes, this method can be fully automated.
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- Hannah Ong
- Speech, Audio, Image and Video Technology Research Program, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Qld 4001, Australia.
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Medici MC, Martinelli M, Abelli LA, Ruggeri FM, Di Bartolo I, Arcangeletti MC, Pinardi F, De Conto F, Izzi G, Bernasconi S, Chezzi C, Dettori G. Molecular epidemiology of norovirus infections in sporadic cases of viral gastroenteritis among children in Northern Italy. J Med Virol 2006; 78:1486-92. [PMID: 16998898 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Surveillance of norovirus infections in sporadic cases of pediatric gastroenteritis admitted to a main hospital in Northern Italy during a full-year period (2002) showed that noroviruses (10.4%) were the second most common causative viral agent, following rotaviruses (21.1%), and noroviruses (81%) were mostly implicated in mixed infections. The epidemic period of norovirus was September-December, with September and November as months of major prevalence (33.3 and 38.5%, respectively). Six distinct norovirus genotypes were detected (GI.7, GII.1, GII.2, GII.4, GII.7, GII, not assigned named GIIb), and the predominant genotype was GII.4. A "new GII.4 2002 variant" accounted for 82.9% of total strains. Since the severity of norovirus symptoms does not usually require admission to hospital, the burden of norovirus disease in the general children population may be much higher than that suggested by the present hospital-based investigation.
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- Maria Cristina Medici
- Section of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
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Liu LJ, Yang YJ, Kuo PH, Wang SM, Liu CC. Diagnostic value of bacterial stool cultures and viral antigen tests based on clinical manifestations of acute gastroenteritis in pediatric patients. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2005; 24:559-61. [PMID: 16096776 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-005-1373-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The study presented here aimed to elucidate the diagnostic value of bacterial stool cultures and viral antigen tests when performed based on the clinical characteristics of acute gastroenteritis in infants and young children. A total of 21 (11.2%) bacterial and 74 (39.6%) viral infections affecting 187 children under the age of 3 years was investigated. Blood (p<0.001) and mucus (p=0.014) in the stool and a C-reactive protein (CRP) level of >or=50 mg/l (p=0.006) were more significantly associated with gastroenteritis of bacterial rather than viral origin. Vomiting (p<0.001) was significantly associated with viral gastroenteritis. Among children with bloody stool, culture grew a Salmonella spp. in 35% and for vomiting children, stool antigen tests detected rotavirus in 60% of cases. In conclusion, etiologic tests to determine the cause of childhood gastroenteritis according to their characteristic clinical features or laboratory test results, or both, are of low diagnostic value.
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- L-J Liu
- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
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Kirkwood CD, Clark R, Bogdanovic-Sakran N, Bishop RF. A 5-year study of the prevalence and genetic diversity of human caliciviruses associated with sporadic cases of acute gastroenteritis in young children admitted to hospital in Melbourne, Australia (1998-2002). J Med Virol 2005; 77:96-101. [PMID: 16032716 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The prevalence and genetic diversity of human caliciviruses causing sporadic cases of acute gastroenteritis in young children hospitalized in a large pediatric hospital in Melbourne, Australia over 5 years (incorporating January 1998-December 2002) was studied by reverse transcription and sequence analysis of part of the polymerase gene. The overall prevalence of calicivirus infection in children aged <5 years during the 5 year study was 9.2% (113/1,233), with 95% of the strains belonging to the Norovirus genera. Strains of the norovirus G11-4 cluster were the most common type identified in 4 of the 5 years studied (1998, 1999, 2001, and 2002), with strains of norovirus cluster G11-5 the most common type during 2000. Additional norovirus genetic clusters GI-3, GII-1, GII-2, GII-3, GII-6, and GII-7, were also identified, but comprised only 17/94 of norovirus genogroup II strains. Five sapovirus strains were also identified. These results highlight the divergence of norovirus strains identified in a pediatric population.
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- Carl D Kirkwood
- Enteric Virus Research Group, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Victoria, Australia.
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Lindell AT, Grillner L, Svensson L, Wirgart BZ. Molecular epidemiology of norovirus infections in Stockholm, Sweden, during the years 2000 to 2003: association of the GGIIb genetic cluster with infection in children. J Clin Microbiol 2005; 43:1086-92. [PMID: 15750066 PMCID: PMC1081279 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.43.3.1086-1092.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The incidence of norovirus-associated gastroenteritis and the molecular epidemiology of norovirus strains were studied during three seasons (2000-2001, 2001-2002, and 2002-2003) among patients of all ages, mainly from the Stockholm region in Sweden. A total of 3,252 fecal samples were analyzed by reverse transcription-PCR. The incidences of norovirus infection among adults were 23, 26, and 30% during the three seasons studied and 18, 11, and 15% among children 0 to 15 years of age. During the first season, all norovirus strains detected by PCR were typed either by reverse line blot hybridization or nucleotide sequence analysis. During the two successive seasons, a total of 60 norovirus-positive strains from the beginning, peak, and end of the seasons were selected for nucleotide sequence analysis. We identified two dominant norovirus variants over the seasons: a new norovirus variant, recently described as the GGIIb genetic cluster, dominated among children during the first season, and during the following two seasons, a GGII-4 variant dominated. Our data suggest that norovirus infections are common, not only among adults, but also among children, and that some strains may predominantly affect children.
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- Annika Tiveljung Lindell
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Santos N, Hoshino Y. Global distribution of rotavirus serotypes/genotypes and its implication for the development and implementation of an effective rotavirus vaccine. Rev Med Virol 2005; 15:29-56. [PMID: 15484186 DOI: 10.1002/rmv.448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 900] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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A safe and effective rotavirus vaccine is urgently needed, particularly in developing countries. Critical to vaccine development and implementation is a knowledge base concerning the epidemiology of rotavirus G and P serotypes/genotypes throughout the world. The temporal and geographical distribution of human rotavirus G and P types was reviewed by analysing a total of 45571 strains collected globally from 124 studies reported from 52 countries on five continents published between 1989 and 2004. Four common G types (G1, G2, G3 and G4) in conjunction with P[8] or P[4] represented over 88% of the strains analysed worldwide. In addition, serotype G9 viruses associated with P[8] or P[6] were shown to have emerged as the fourth globally important G type with the relative frequency of 4.1%. When the global G and/or P type distributions were divided into five continents/subcontinents, several characteristic features emerged. For example, the P[8]G1 represented over 70% of rotavirus infections in North America, Europe and Australia, but only about 30% of the infections in South America and Asia, and 23% in Africa. In addition, in Africa (i) the relative frequency of G8 was as high as that of the globally common G3 or G4, (ii) P[6] represented almost one-third of all P types identified and (iii) 27% of the infections were associated with rotavirus strains bearing unusual combinations such as P[6]G8 or P[4]G8. Furthermore, in South America, uncommon G5 virus appeared to increase its epidemiological importance among children with diarrhea. Such findings have (i) confirmed the importance of continued active rotavirus strain surveillance in a variety of geographical settings and (ii) provided important considerations for the development and implementation of an effective rotavirus vaccine (e.g. a geographical P-G type adjustment in the formulation of next generation multivalent vaccines).
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- Norma Santos
- Departamento de Virologia, Instituto de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21.941-590, Brazil.
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Nguyen TV, Le Van P, Le Huy C, Weintraub A. Diarrhea caused by rotavirus in children less than 5 years of age in Hanoi, Vietnam. J Clin Microbiol 2005; 42:5745-50. [PMID: 15583308 PMCID: PMC535229 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.42.12.5745-5750.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Group A rotaviruses are the major cause of diarrhea in young children worldwide. From March 2001 to April 2002, 836 children less than 5 years of age were investigated in Hanoi, Vietnam. This included 587 children with diarrhea and 249 age-matched controls. Group A rotavirus was identified in 46.7% of the children with diarrhea and 3.6% of the controls, which was a significant difference. Within the diarrhea group, the highest prevalence was seen in children from 13 to 24 months of age, and the prevalence was higher in males than in females. The symptoms of acute diarrhea caused by rotavirus were watery diarrhea, vomiting, fever, and dehydration. A higher prevalence of rotavirus detection was obtained for children who had all of these symptoms, followed by those who had diarrhea with vomiting-dehydration, fever-dehydration, and dehydration. The high rates occurred from September to December, although the infection was encountered all year round. In 58 patients (21.2% of the rotavirus-infected children), rotavirus infection was detected in association with either diarrheagenic Escherichia coli or Shigella spp. The most frequent combinations were rotavirus-enteroaggregative E. coli and rotavirus-enteropathogenic E. coli. At least one enteropathogen was identified from about 64% percent of the samples. The bacterial infection may not have given rise to clinical symptoms of such severity. The present study demonstrates the burden of rotavirus diarrhea in Hanoi, Vietnam. Continuous surveillance of diarrhea caused by rotavirus in young children would play an important role in diagnosis, treatment, and prophylaxis in order to improve the health of children in Vietnam.
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- Trung Vu Nguyen
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Hanoi Medical University, Vietnam
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Dai YC, Nie J, Zhang XF, Li ZF, Bai Y, Zeng ZR, Yu SY, Farkas T, Jiang X. Seroprevalence of antibodies against noroviruses among students in a Chinese military medical university. J Clin Microbiol 2004; 42:4615-9. [PMID: 15472318 PMCID: PMC522286 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.42.10.4615-4619.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Noroviruses (NVs) are important causes of nonbacterial gastroenteritis in humans, but the role of NVs as a cause of diseases in the Chinese people, particularly in Chinese military personnel, remains unclear. This study investigated antibody prevalence and factors that associate with the prevalence of antibody to NVs among students attending a military medical university. Serum specimens were tested by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for immunoglobulin G antibody to recombinant capsid antigens of three NVs (rNorwalk, rMxV, and rVA387). Of 588 serum samples tested, the antibody prevalence was 88.9, 54.1, or 90.0% for the three antigens, respectively. There were significant differences in the prevalence of antibody to rMxV between blood types (P < 0.05); the prevalence for type O was the highest (62.5%), and the prevalence for type B was the lowest (49.1%). The average optical density values for antibody to rNorwalk and rMxV were lowest among students with type B. The number of students who did not have antibody to any of the three antigens was the highest for blood type B (6.9%) compared to other blood types (0.8 to 3.4% [P < 0.006]). The antibody prevalence also varied with the hometown residencies of the students before joining the military, with the highest rates for students from rural areas, lower rates for students from small towns or villages, and the lowest rates for students from large cities. The numbers of students who did not have antibody to any of the three antigens were highest for students from the large cities, lower for students from small towns or villages, and lowest for students from rural areas. The distribution of ABO blood types did not differ among the three groups. These data suggest that NVs are prevalent in China and that both genetic and environmental factors play a role in NV infection.
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- Ying-chun Dai
- Department of Epidemiology, First Military Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Surveillance using molecular diagnostic methods developed in the past decade shows that human caliciviruses, particularly the Noroviruses, are the most important cause of pediatric acute gastroenteritis, next to rotavirus. Noroviruses also cause severe gastroenteritis in children, requiring hospitalization. The Sapovirus, a morphologically and genetically distinct genus of calicivirus, cause mainly milder endemic pediatric gastroenteritis. Noroviruses and Sapoviruses are genetically and antigenetically diverse, and multiple genetic types cocirculate in the same community. Human caliciviruses still cannot be cultivated in cell culture or in an animal model. Significant progress has been made in the past decade in the classification, diagnosis, and vaccine development, as well as in the recent discovery of Norovirus recognizing human histoblood group antigens as receptors. Major developments in this field are expected to occur in the near future.
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Vaccination is the current strategy for control and prevention of severe rotavirus infections, a major cause of acute, dehydrating diarrhoea in young children worldwide. Public health interventions aimed at improving water, food and sanitation are unlikely adequately to control the disease. The development of vaccines against severe rotavirus diarrhoea is based upon homotypic or heterotypic protection provided against either a single common G serotype (monovalent vaccines) or against multiple serotypes (multivalent vaccines). Rotavirus strain surveillance has a high priority in disease control programmes worldwide. The continued identification of the most common G and P serotypes for inclusion in vaccines is an important priority. And subsequent to the introduction of a vaccine candidate, not only monitoring of circulating strains is recommended, but also surveillance of potential reassortment of animal rotavirus genes from the vaccine into human rotavirus strains is critical. Conventional methods used in the characterisation of rotavirus strains, such as enzyme immunoassay serotyping and reverse‐transcription PCR‐based genotyping often fail to identify uncommon and newly appearing strains. The application of newer molecular approaches, including sequencing and oligonucleotide microarray hybridisation, may be required to characterise such strains. The present paper presents a brief overview of the variety of standard methods available, followed by suggestions for a systematic approach for routine rotavirus strain surveillance as well as for characterisation of incompletely typed rotavirus strains. Improved detection and characterisation of incompletely typed strains will help to develop a comprehensive strain surveillance that may be required for tailoring effective rotavirus vaccines. Published in 2004 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Thea K Fischer
- Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Norway, Laboratorio National de Saúde Publica, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau and Department of Epidemiology Research, Danish Epidemiology Science Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Acute gastroenteritis is one of the most common diseases in humans, and continues to be a significant cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Recently the estimates of mortality associated with diarrhea declined, however the majority of deaths still occur in developing countries and thus urgent intervention is needed for the prevention of these diseases. In Asian countries it is very important to study the distribution, transmission and characteristics of prevalent viruses in order to produce viral vaccines. The viruses which cause gastroenteritis are primarily from four distinct families - group A rotaviruses, caliciviruses, enteric adenoviruses and astroviruses. Rotavirus is a common virus that causes severe gastroenteritis in children <5 years of age. The reassortant viruses with animal virus, or directly animal viruses are isolated in humans. The future development of a safe and effective vaccine against rotavirus, along with the expansion of understanding of the distribution of types in Asia and an availability of rapid diagnostic tests, could reduce mortality and might be able to prevent severe gastroenteritis. Calicivirus is a causative virus of acute gastroenteritis in children and has been known to contaminate food causing viral outbreaks affecting people of all ages. Recently, the understanding of calicivirus and the improvement of detection techniques has increased the total frequencies of diarrheal viruses. For the future control and prevention of diarrheal diseases it is necessary to examine the molecular epidemiology of caliciviruses as well as rotaviruses.
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- Shoko Okitsu-Negishi
- Department of Developmental Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Méndez-Toss M, Griffin DD, Calva J, Contreras JF, Puerto FI, Mota F, Guiscafré H, Cedillo R, Muñoz O, Herrera I, López S, Arias CF. Prevalence and genetic diversity of human astroviruses in Mexican children with symptomatic and asymptomatic infections. J Clin Microbiol 2004; 42:151-7. [PMID: 14715746 PMCID: PMC321733 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.42.1.151-157.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The prevalence and type diversity of human astroviruses (HAstV) in children with symptomatic and asymptomatic infections were determined in five localities of Mexico. HAstV were detected in 4.6 (24 of 522) and 2.6% (11 of 428) of children with and without diarrhea, respectively. Genotyping of the detected strains showed that at least seven (types 1 to 4 and 6 to 8) of the eight known HAstV types circulated in Mexico between October 1994 and March 1995. HAstV types 1 and 3 were the most prevalent in children with diarrhea, although they were not found in all localities studied. HAstV type 8 was found in Mexico City, Monterrey, and Mérida; in the last it was as prevalent (40%) as type 1 viruses, indicating that this astrovirus type is more common than previously recognized. A correlation between the HAstV infecting type and the presence or absence of diarrheic symptoms was not observed. Enteric adenoviruses were also studied, and they were found to be present in 2.3 (12 of 522) and 1.4% (6 of 428) of symptomatic and asymptomatic children, respectively.
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- Martha Méndez-Toss
- Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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Mittelholzer C, Englund L, Hedlund KO, Dietz HH, Svensson L. Detection and sequence analysis of Danish and Swedish strains of mink astrovirus. J Clin Microbiol 2004; 41:5192-4. [PMID: 14605160 PMCID: PMC262547 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.41.11.5192-5194.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The sequences of mink astroviruses collected from 11 farms in Denmark and Sweden were analyzed and found to be homologous with one another but different from those of other astroviruses. A species-specific reverse transcriptase-PCR for mink astrovirus was established and shown to be suitable for the analysis of clinical samples.
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- Christian Mittelholzer
- Department of Virology, Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, Solna, Sweden.
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Tai JH, Ewert MS, Belliot G, Glass RI, Monroe SS. Development of a rapid method using nucleic acid sequence-based amplification for the detection of astrovirus. J Virol Methods 2003; 110:119-27. [PMID: 12798238 DOI: 10.1016/s0166-0934(03)00108-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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We have developed a rapid method to detect astrovirus in fecal specimens utilizing nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA) and several detection methodologies, including a sandwich hybridization assay based on DNA-tagged liposomes (liposome-strip detection assay). RNA was extracted from 65 stool specimens that were positive for astrovirus by enzyme immunoassay and was amplified by both NASBA and reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR). Also extracted and amplified were 19 specimens containing rotavirus, 20 specimens containing norovirus, five specimens containing adenovirus, 15 water negative control specimens, and eight specimens containing astrovirus reference strains. NASBA products were detected by electrochemiluminescence detection (ECL) and by liposome-strip detection; RT-PCR products were detected by ethidium bromide staining following gel electrophoresis and by liquid hybridization assay (LHA). There was no significant difference in the detection rates of NASBA- and RT-PCR-based assays, with one exception in which the NASBA/ECL assay detected astrovirus in eight specimens that tested negative by the RT-PCR/LHA assay. These results suggest that these NASBA-based detection methods have detection rates that are as good as or better than those of RT-PCR-based methods. Both NASBA and liposome-strip detection may be useful for field studies and environmental testing because these methods are rapid and do not require specialized equipment.
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- Jennifer H Tai
- Viral Gastroenteritis Section, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS G04, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
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Acute gastroenteritis is one of the most common diseases in humans worldwide. Viruses are recognized as important causes of this disease, particularly in children. Since the Norwalk virus was identified as a cause of gastroenteritis, the number of viral agents associated with diarrheal disease in humans has steadily increased. Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe diarrhea in children under 5 years of age. Astrovirus, calicivirus and enteric adenovirus are also important etiologic agents of acute gastroenteritis. Other viruses, such as toroviruses, coronaviruses, picobirnaviruses and pestiviruses, are increasingly being identified as causative agents of diarrhea. In recent years, the availability of diagnostic tests, mainly immunoassays or molecular biology techniques, has increased our understanding of this group of viruses. The future development of a safe and highly effective vaccine against rotavirus could prevent, at least, cases of severe diarrhea and reduce mortality from this disease.
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- I Wilhelmi
- Servicio de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Sección de Virus Productores de Gastroenteritis, Madrid, Spain.
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IV, 5. Molecular epidemiology of human caliciviruses. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0168-7069(03)09031-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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This chapter discusses the causative viral agents, pathophysiology, and immunology of gastroenteritis. Acute gastroenteritis is among the most common illnesses of humans and is caused by a variety of agents, including bacteria, viruses, parasites, toxins, and chemicals. The clinical spectrum ranges from asymptomatic or mild infection to severe dehydrating illness with a fatal outcome; the latter occurs primarily in young children and in the elderly. The chapter concludes with a discussion on the prevention and treatment of gastroenteritis. For the prevention of epidemic viral gastroenteritis, efforts need to be focused on caliciviruses. No specific antiviral therapy is recommended for childhood viral gastroenteritis, emphasizing the importance of distinguishing it from the selected forms of bacterial and parasitic gastroenteritis that require treatment. Other than pertinent epidemiologic information, certain clinical features of illness may provide etiologic clues, but they are not highly discriminating. Standard therapy of viral enteric infections relies on maintenance of adequate hydration and electrolyte balance. Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) is the main treatment.
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- Umesh D Parashar
- Viral Gastroenteritis Section, Respiratory and Enteric Viruses Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
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- Viral Gastroenteritis Section, Respiratory and Enteric Viruses Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
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Roman E, Negredo A, Dalton RM, Wilhelmi I, Sánchez-Fauquier A. Molecular detection of human calicivirus among Spanish children with acute gastroenteritis. J Clin Microbiol 2002; 40:3857-9. [PMID: 12354900 PMCID: PMC130898 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.40.10.3857-3859.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A survey was conducted among Spanish children with gastroenteritis treated in an emergency room. Reverse transcription-PCR with specimens negative for other enteric pathogens was used. The minimum incidence of human calicivirus infection was 7.7%, with Lordsdale as the predominant genotype. The clinical features and severity of calicivirus and rotavirus were similar.
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- Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital Severo Ochoa, Leganés, Spain
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Rodriguez-Baez N, O'Brien R, Qiu SQ, Bass DM. Astrovirus, adenovirus, and rotavirus in hospitalized children: prevalence and association with gastroenteritis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2002; 35:64-8. [PMID: 12142812 DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200207000-00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Agents of viral gastroenteritis such as astrovirus, rotavirus, and adenovirus are common pediatric pathogens accounting for many physician visits, hospital admissions, and nosocomial infections. Previous hospital-based prevalence studies have examined mainly symptomatic children. PURPOSE To evaluate the prevalence of astrovirus, rotavirus, and adenovirus infections among hospitalized children less than 6 years of age, regardless of symptoms, and determine association with gastroenteritis. METHODS From September 1998 to June 2000, stool specimens were collected twice weekly from children less than five years of age admitted to two wards in a tertiary-care children's hospital. A total of 480 samples were obtained from 309 hospitalizations. Stools were examined using antibody-based ELISA for astrovirus, rotavirus, and adenovirus. Clinical data was abstracted from patient records. RESULTS Twenty one percent of the children had gastroenteritis symptoms at some point during their hospitalizations (43% were hospital acquired). Astrovirus was detected in 5.2% of all children compared to 6.8% with rotavirus and 0.8% with adenovirus serotypes 40 or 41. Nosocomial acquisition was common. Seventy five percent of astrovirus infections and 90% rotavirus infections were symptomatic. Astrovirus infections were significantly more likely to occur in younger infants and in children with compromised immunity. Rotavirus infections were significantly more likely to cause dehydration. In a three-year passive surveillance of gastroenteritis at the hospital, astrovirus and rotavirus infections peaked simultaneously in winter months. CONCLUSIONS Rotavirus and astrovirus are common symptomatic infections on pediatric wards and contribute greatly to inpatient morbidity. Adenoviruses played a limited role in gastroenteritis in hospitalized children in this study.
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- Norberto Rodriguez-Baez
- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-5208, USA
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Fang ZY, Yang H, Qi J, Zhang J, Sun LW, Tang JY, Ma L, Du ZQ, He AH, Xie JP, Lu YY, Ji ZZ, Zhu BQ, Wu HY, Lin SE, Xie HP, Griffin DD, Ivanoff B, Glass RI, Gentsch JR. Diversity of rotavirus strains among children with acute diarrhea in China: 1998-2000 surveillance study. J Clin Microbiol 2002; 40:1875-8. [PMID: 11980983 PMCID: PMC130922 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.40.5.1875-1878.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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As part of a national rotavirus surveillance activity, we collected fecal specimens from 3,177 children with acute diarrhea in 10 regions of China between April 1998 and April 2000 and screened them for rotavirus. Rotavirus was detected in 41% (n = 1,305) of specimens, and in these, G1 was the predominant serotype (72.6%), followed by G3 (14.2%), G2 (12.1%), G4 (2.5%), G9 (0.9%), and G untypeable (0.7%). Among 327 G-typed strains tested for P genotype, 14 different P-G combinations were identified, with the globally common strains P[8]G1, P[4]G2, P[8]G3, and P[8]G4 representing 75.6% of all typed rotavirus strains. Among the uncommon strains, 11 were P[6]G9, and others included P[6]G1, P[6]G3, and five novel P-G combinations (P[9]G1, P[4]G1, P[4]G3, P[4]G4, and P[8]G2). Our results indicate that while the common rotavirus strains remain predominant, the diversity of strains is much greater than was previously recognized.
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- Zhao-Yin Fang
- Division of Enteric Viruses, Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, 100 Ying Xin Jie, Xuan Wu Qu, Beijing 100052, People's Republic of China.
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