Distribution of Rotavirus Genotypes from the 2008/2009 to the 2015/2016 Season in Nara Prefecture, Japan

Daichi Sugimoto; Mamoru Nakano; Machi Inada; Misako Fujitani; Shoko Chiba; Takeshi Sakai

doi:10.7883/yoken.JJID.2016.419

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Distribution of Rotavirus Genotypes from the 2008/2009 to the 2015/2016 Season in Nara Prefecture, Japan

Daichi Sugimoto, Mamoru Nakano, Machi Inada, Misako Fujitani, Shoko Chiba, Takeshi Sakai

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Keywords: rotavirus, vaccine, genotype

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2017 Volume 70 Issue 5 Pages 593-594

DOI https://doi.org/10.7883/yoken.JJID.2016.419

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This study was conducted to investigate the distribution of rotavirus genotypes in Nara Prefecture, Japan before and after the introduction of rotavirus vaccination in 2011. Since the 2011/2012 season, DS-1-like G1P[8] strains have been detected in Nara Prefecture, accounting for about half of all strains in the 2014/2015 season. During the 2015/2016 season, no DS-1-like G1P[8] strains were detected; G2P[4] was the predominant genotype.

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