Predominance of Rotavirus G8P[8] in a City in Chile, a Country Without Rotavirus Vaccination.

Lucero, Yalda; O'Ryan, Miguel; Liparoti, Giulia; Huerta, Nicole; Mamani, Nora; Ramani, Sasirekha; Lagomarcino, Anne J; Del Canto, Felipe et al. · J Pediatr · 2019

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Abstract

Rotavirus G8P[8] infection has been common in Africa, but rare in the Americas. Among 23 rotavirus episodes observed during 18 months of surveillance of 100 families in Chile, 11 (48%) were identified as G8P[8]. Genotypes from these strains shared >99% identity with rotavirus sequences described in Asia, and may be misclassified as mixed G8/G12.

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