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ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2023

Molecular Epidemiology of Classic, MLB, and VA Astroviruses in Children with Acute Gastroenteritis, 2014-2021: Emergence of MLB3 Strain in Japan.

Shoko Okitsu, Pattara Khamrin, Toshiyuki Hikita, Yuko Shimizu-Onda, Aksara Thongprachum, Satoshi Hayakawa, Niwat Maneekarn, Hiroshi Ushijima

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Article in Microbiology spectrum, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Shoko OkitsuDivision of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2206-282X
Pattara KhamrinDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Toshiyuki HikitaHikita Pediatric Clinic, Gunma, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2880-4396
Yuko Shimizu-OndaDivision of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Aksara ThongprachumCenter of Excellence in Emerging and Re-emerging Diarrheal Viruses, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Satoshi HayakawaDivision of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Niwat ManeekarnDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0001-5665-3332
Hiroshi UshijimaDivision of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Nihon University · JPChiang Mai University · THGunma Children's Medical Center · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human astroviruses (HAstVs) are important causative pathogens of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in children worldwide. MLB and VA HAstVs, which are genetically distinct from the previously known classic HAstVs, have been detected since 2008. To investigate the role of HAstVs in AGE, we conducted molecular detection and characterization of HAstVs circulating in children with AGE in Japan from 2014 to 2021. Out of 2,841 stool samples, HAstVs were detected in 130 (4.6%). MLB1 was the predominant genotype detected (45.4%), followed by HAstV1 (39.2%), MLB2 (7.4%), VA2 (3.1%), HAstV3 (2.3%), HAstV4, HAstV5, and MLB3 (0.8% each). The results demonstrated that HAstV infection in pediatric patients in Japan was dominated by the two major genotypes MLB1 and HAstV1, with a small proportion of other genotypes. The overall infection rates of MLB and VA HAstVs were higher than those of classic HAstVs. The HAstV1 strains detected in this study belonged solely to lineage 1a. The rare MLB3 genotype was detected for the first time in Japan. All three HAstV3 strains belonged to lineage 3c based on the ORF2 nucleotide sequence and were shown to be recombinant strains.

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Astroviridae InfectionsGastroenteritisMamastrovirusAgedChildFecesHumansJapanMolecular EpidemiologyPhylogenyacute gastroenteritisastroviruschildrenepidemiologyJapan

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