Zoonotic aspects of rotaviruses

V Martella, K Bányai, J Matthijnssens… - Veterinary …, 2010 - Elsevier
Rotaviruses are important enteric pathogens of humans and animals. Group A rotaviruses
(GARVs) account for up to 1 million children deaths each year, chiefly in develo** …

Global distribution of rotavirus serotypes/genotypes and its implication for the development and implementation of an effective rotavirus vaccine

N Santos, Y Hoshino - Reviews in medical virology, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
A safe and effective rotavirus vaccine is urgently needed, particularly in develo**
countries. Critical to vaccine development and implementation is a knowledge base …

Review of global rotavirus strain prevalence data from six years post vaccine licensure surveillance: is there evidence of strain selection from vaccine pressure?

R Dóró, B László, V Martella, E Leshem… - Infection, genetics and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Comprehensive reviews of pre licensure rotavirus strain prevalence data indicated the
global importance of six rotavirus genotypes, G1P [8], G2P [4], G3P [8], G4P [8], G9P [8] and …

Serotype diversity and reassortment between human and animal rotavirus strains: implications for rotavirus vaccine programs

JR Gentsch, AR Laird, B Bielfelt… - Journal of Infectious …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
The development of rotavirus vaccines that are based on heterotypic or serotype-specific
immunity has prompted many countries to establish programs to assess the disease burden …

Rotavirus genoty**: kee** up with an evolving population of human rotaviruses

M Iturriza-Gómara, G Kang, J Gray - Journal of clinical virology, 2004 - Elsevier
The use of molecular methods for rotavirus characterisation provides not only increased
sensitivity for ty**, but also allows accurate and more complete characterisation of strains …

Rotavirus disease and vaccination: impact on genotype diversity

J Matthijnssens, J Bilcke, M Ciarlet, V Martella… - Future …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Temporal and spatial fluctuations in the genotype distribution of human rotaviruses are
continuously observed in surveillance studies. New genotypes, such as G9 and G12, have …

Natural history of human rotavirus infection

RF Bishop - Viral Gastroenteritis, 1996 - Springer
Rotavirus infections occur repeatedly in humans from birth to old age. Most are
asymptomatic or are associated with mild enteric symptoms. Infection in young children can …

Rotavirus strain types circulating in Africa: review of studies published during 1997–2006

S Todd, NA Page, AD Steele, I Peenze… - Journal of Infectious …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Rotavirus is responsible for more than half a million deaths among infants and young
children worldwide each year; many of these deaths could be prevented by widespread use …

Full genomic analysis of human rotavirus strain B4106 and lapine rotavirus strain 30/96 provides evidence for interspecies transmission

J Matthijnssens, M Rahman, V Martella… - Journal of …, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
The Belgian rotavirus strain B4106, isolated from a child with gastroenteritis, was previously
found to have VP7 (G3), VP4 (P [14]), and NSP4 (A genotype) genes closely related to those …

Rotavirus serotypes: classification and importance in epidemiology, immunity, and vaccine development

Y Hoshino, AZ Kapikian - Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2000 - JSTOR
The development and implementation of safe and effective vaccines to prevent the
enormous health burden of rotavirus-associated disease is a global public health goal …