Monitoring the circulation of rotavirus among children after the introduction of the RotarixTM vaccine in Goiânia, Brazil
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 106(4): 499-501, June 2011. tab
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ABSTRACT
The epidemiological features of rotavirus A (RVA) infection differ between children from developing and developed countries which could result in differences in vaccine efficacy around the world. To evaluate the impact of RotarixTM on RVA prevalence, we monitored RVA genotypes circulating in Goiânia by monitoring virus in faecal samples from children that had or had not been previously vaccinated. From February-November of 2008, 220 faecal samples were collected from children in seven day-care centres. RVA detection was performed by two methodologies and the results were confirmed by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. From the 220 samples, eight were RVA-positive (3.6 percent) and five were from children that had received either one or two doses of the vaccine. All positive samples were collected from children with diarrhoea during August and September. Genotyping of the RVA characterised five of the viral samples as genotype G2P[4] and one as G8P[4], suggesting that G2P[4] was the predominant circulating genotype in Goiânia during the study. The fact that vaccinated children were also infected by RVA suggests that the vaccine does not fully protect against infection by the G2[P4] RVA genotype.
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Sujet Principal:
Infections à rotavirus
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Rotavirus
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Vaccins anti-rotavirus
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Diarrhée
Type d'étude:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limites du sujet:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Pays comme sujet:
America do sul
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Brasil
langue:
En
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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Thème du journal:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
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PARASITOLOGIA
Année:
2011
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Article