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Molecular Epidemiology and Genetic Diversity of Norovirus in Young Children in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.


ABSTRACT: This study investigated the genetic diversity of noroviruses identified from a previous surveillance study conducted at the National Pediatric Hospital in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from 2004 to 2006. In the previous study, 926 stool samples were collected from children aged 3-60 months with acute diarrhea (cases) and without diarrhea (controls) with reported 6.7% of cases and 3.2% of controls being positive for norovirus. The initial norovirus diagnostic assay was performed with real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (real-time RT PCR) which also distinguished between genogroups I and II (GI and GII). Norovirus infection was most commonly detected in children aged 12-23 months in both cases and controls. Norovirus Genotyping Tool and phylogenetic analysis of partial sequences of the 3' end of the RNA-dependent RNA Polymerase (RdRp) and the capsid domain region were employed to assign genotypes of the norovirus strains. GII.4 was the most predominant capsid genotype detected at 39.5% followed by GII.6 at 14.9%. The GII.4 Hunter 2004 variant was the predominant strain detected. Six RdRP/capsid recombinants including GII.P7/GII.6, GII.P7/GII.14, GII.P7/GII.20, GII.P12/GII.13, GII.P17/GII.16, and GII.P21/GII.3 were also identified. This study of norovirus infection in young children in Cambodia suggests genetic diversity of norovirus as reported worldwide.

SUBMITTER: Nakjarung K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5223043 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Molecular Epidemiology and Genetic Diversity of Norovirus in Young Children in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Nakjarung Kaewkanya K   Bodhidatta Ladaporn L   Neesanant Pimmnapar P   Lertsethtakarn Paphavee P   Sethabutr Orntipa O   Vansith Ket K   Meng Chhour Y CY   Swierczewski Brett E BE   Mason Carl J CJ  

Journal of tropical medicine 20161227


This study investigated the genetic diversity of noroviruses identified from a previous surveillance study conducted at the National Pediatric Hospital in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from 2004 to 2006. In the previous study, 926 stool samples were collected from children aged 3-60 months with acute diarrhea (cases) and without diarrhea (controls) with reported 6.7% of cases and 3.2% of controls being positive for norovirus. The initial norovirus diagnostic assay was performed with real-time reverse tr  ...[more]

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