| Title | Novel human rotavirus genotype G5P[7] from child with diarrhea, Cameroon. | ||
| Author | Esona, Mathew D; Geyer, Annelise; Banyai, Krisztian; Page, Nicola; Aminu, Maryam; Armah, George E; Hull, Jennifer; Steele, Duncan A; Glass, Roger I; Gentsch, Jon R | ||
| Journal | Emerg Infect Dis | Publication Year/Month | 2009-Jan |
| PMID | 19116059 | PMCID | PMC2662634 |
| Affiliation | 1.Gastroenteritis and Respiratory Viruses Laboratory Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. mdi4@cdc.gov. | ||
We report characterization of a genotype G5P[7] human rotavirus (HRV) from a child in Cameroon who had diarrhea. Sequencing of all 11 gene segments showed similarities to > or =5 genes each from porcine and human rotaviruses. This G5P[7] strain exemplifies the importance of heterologous animal rotaviruses in generating HRV genetic diversity through reassortment.