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Rotavirus genotypes co-circulating in Europe between 2006 and 2009 as determined by EuroRotaNet, a pan-European collaborative strain surveillance network
Maija LappalainenJelle MatthijnssensS. DiedrichLeena MaunulaI. Sidaraviciute-ivaskevicieneKrisztián BányaiJ. BuesaMateja Poljšak-prijateljA. De RougemontD. KoukouV. SyriopoulouAndrej SteyerFranco Maria RuggeriA. N. TranLucia FioreJim GraySameena NawazKirsten L. JohansenPierre PothierMiren Iturriza-gomaraMarion KoopmansTimothy J. DallmanBrigitta LászlóA. Mas MarquesM. Van RanstSofie MidgleyAnnelies KronemanBlenda BöttigerAlicia Sánchez-fauquierNeli KorsunVytautas UsonisZornitsa Mladenovasubject
AdultMaleRotavirusAdolescentGenotypeEpidemiologyInternational CooperationReassortmentReoviridaemedicine.disease_causeRotavirus InfectionsYoung Adult03 medical and health sciencesSex FactorsPan european[SDV.MHEP.MI]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Infectious diseasesRotavirusGenotypemedicineHumansChildAged030304 developmental biologyAged 80 and overMolecular Epidemiology0303 health sciencesMolecular epidemiologybiology030306 microbiologyStrain (biology)Incidence (epidemiology)Age FactorsRotavirus VaccinesInfantMiddle Agedbiology.organism_classificationVirology3. Good healthEuropeInfectious DiseasesChild PreschoolPopulation Surveillance[SDV.MP.VIR]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/VirologyFemaleSeasonsdescription
SUMMARYEuroRotaNet, a laboratory network, was established in order to determine the diversity of co-circulating rotavirus strains in Europe over three or more rotavirus seasons from 2006/2007 and currently includes 16 countries. This report highlights the tremendous diversity of rotavirus strains co-circulating in the European population during three years of surveillance since 2006/2007 and points to the possible origins of these strains including genetic reassortment and interspecies transmission. Furthermore, the ability of the network to identify strains circulating with an incidence of ⩾1% allowed the identification of possible emerging strains such as G8 and G12 since the beginning of the study; analysis of recent data indicates their increased incidence. The introduction of universal rotavirus vaccination in at least two of the participating countries, and partial vaccine coverage in some others may provide data on diversity driven by vaccine introduction and possible strain replacement in Europe.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-06-01 | Epidemiology and Infection |