Report
Australian Rotavirus Surveillance Program: Annual Report, 2017
S Roczo-Farkas, D Cowley, JE Bines
Communicable diseases intelligence (2018) | Published : 2019
Abstract
This report, from the Australian Rotavirus Surveillance Program and collaborating laboratories Australia-wide, describes the rotavirus genotypes identified in children and adults with acute gastroenteritis during the period 1 January to 31 December 2017. During this period, 2,285 faecal specimens were referred for rotavirus G and P genotype analysis, including 1,103 samples that were confirmed as rotavirus positive. Of these, 1,014/1,103 were wildtype rotavirus strains and 89/1,103 were identified as rotavirus vaccine-like. Genotype analysis of the 1,014 wildtype rotavirus samples from both children and adults demonstrated that G2P[4] was the dominant genotype nationally, identified in 39% o..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The Australian Rotavirus Surveillance Program is supported by grants from the Australian Government Department of Health, GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA [Study#116120] and Seqirus (bioCSL) Australia. The Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) is supported by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support program. GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA was provided the opportunity to review a preliminary version of this manuscript for factual accuracy but the authors are solely responsible for final content and interpretation. The authors received no financial support or other form of compensation related to the development of the manuscript.