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ArticleVirology2017

Pre-vaccine circulating group a rotavirus strains in under 5 years children with acute diarrhea during 1999-2013 in Cameroon.

Paul Koki Ndombo, Valantine N Ndze, Charles Fokunang, Taku Nadesh Ashukem, Angeline Boula, Mina N Kinkela, Corlins E Ndode, Mapaseka L Seheri, Michael D Bowen, Diane Waku-Kouomou and 1 more

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Article in Virology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Full genome characterization of human G3P[6] and G3P[9] rotavirus strains in Lebanon.Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases · 2020
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11 authors.

Paul Koki NdomboFaculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaounde, Cameroon, South Africa.
Valantine N NdzeFaculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaounde, Cameroon, South Africa.
Charles FokunangFaculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaounde, Cameroon, South Africa.
Taku Nadesh AshukemFaculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaounde, Cameroon, South Africa.
Angeline BoulaRotavirus National Reference Laboratory, Mother and Child Centre of the Chantal Biya Foundation, Yaoundé, Cameroon, South Africa.
Mina N KinkelaRotavirus National Reference Laboratory, Mother and Child Centre of the Chantal Biya Foundation, Yaoundé, Cameroon, South Africa.
Corlins E NdodeRotavirus National Reference Laboratory, Mother and Child Centre of the Chantal Biya Foundation, Yaoundé, Cameroon, South Africa.
Mapaseka L SeheriSouth Africa Medical Research Council/Diarrhoeal Pathogen Research Unit, Department of Virology, Faculty of health Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Medunsa, Pretoria, South Africa.
Michael D BowenCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Diane Waku-KouomouCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Mathew D EsonaCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.

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Intramural CDC HHS CC999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this review was to assess all the studies on rotavirus G and P characterization during the pre-vaccine period (1999-2013) in Cameroon to have a better basis for post-vaccine introduction evaluations. A retrospective study was done through a comprehensive review of published (PubMed, Google Scholar) and accessible unpublished data on rotavirus G and P genotypes circulating in five regions of Cameroon. Descriptive data were expressed as frequencies tables and proportions. A total of 1844 rotavirus positive cases were analyzed. In all, 1534 strains were characterized for the P (VP4) specificity. Six different VP4 genotypes were observed, including P [4], P [6], P [8], P [9], P [10] and P [14]. The most predominant P genotypes were P [8] at 42.6%, and P [6] at 37.9%. Mixed infections were observed at 5.3%, whereas 4.1% of the strains were P non-typeable. A total of 1518 rotavirus strains were characterized for the G (VP7) specificity. VP7 genotypes G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, G6, G8, G9, G10 and G12 were observed. G1 (35.3%), G3 (19.5%), G2 (14.9%) and G12 (10.1%) were the predominant G genotypes while G5 and G10 were least prevalent at 0.06% each. Approximately 5.1% of all strains were G non-typeable whereas 5.3% were mixed G genotypes. A total of 1472 strains were characterized for both G and P genes, from which 38 different G-P combinations were observed. Overall, G1P [8] (22%) was identified as the predominant rotavirus strain circulating in Cameroon followed by G3P [6] (15%). In conclusion, we observed that the genotypes identified in Cameroon during 1999-2013 were partially covered by the two WHO recommended rotavirus vaccines. This review provides comprehensive up-to-date information on rotavirus strain surveillance in Cameroon during the pre-vaccination era.

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