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. 2014 Dec:28:480-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2014.09.007. Epub 2014 Sep 16.

Rotavirus genotypes in Belarus, 2008-2012

Galina V Semeiko  1 , Marina A Yermalovich  1 , Nadezhda Poliakova  1 , Slavica Mijatovic-Rustempasic  2 , Tara K Kerin  2 , Annemarie Wasley  3 , Dovile Videbaek  3 , Jon R Gentsch  2 , Michael D Bowen  4 , Elena O Samoilovich  1
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Rotavirus genotypes in Belarus, 2008-2012

Galina V Semeiko et al. Infect Genet Evol. 2014 Dec.

Abstract

This study describes group A rotavirus (RVA) genotype prevalence in Belarus from 2008 to 2012. In 2008, data from 3 sites in Belarus (Brest, Mogilev, Minsk) indicated that G4P[8] was the predominant genotype. Data from Minsk (2008-2012) showed that G4P[8] was the predominant RVA genotype in all years except in 2011 when G3P[8] was most frequently detected. Other RVA genotypes common in Europe (G1P[8], G2P[4]) were detected each year of the study. This study reveals the dominance of genotype G4P[8] in Belarus and helps to establish the baseline genotype prevalence prior to RVA vaccine introduction in the country.

Keywords: Belarus; Genotype; Rotavirus; VP4; VP7.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors of this study declare that they have no conflict of interest, financial or otherwise, related to this article.

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Figure 1
Percentage prevalence of RVA genotypes at 3 sites in Belarus in 2008. The number of cases per site is: 13 (Brest), 7 (Mogilev), and 67 (Minsk).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Percentage prevalence of RVA genotypes in Minsk, 2008–2012. The number of cases per year is: 67 (2008), 297 (2009), 59 (2010), 68 (2011), and 65 (2012).
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