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A rotavirus G5P[6] strain, likely originating from porcine rotavirus, was detected in a 7-month-old Vietnamese girl with diarrhea, representing the first report of human rotavirus G5 in Asia.
Observational (n=38)
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First report of human rotavirus G5 in Asia, suggesting potential zoonotic transmission or genetic reassortment from porcine rotavirus.
Indicates potential zoonotic rotavirus spillover in Asia; leaves open its epidemiological and clinical significance.
We detected rotavirus G5P[6] with a long RNA pattern in a Vietnamese child with diarrhea. Viral outer capsid protein VP7 and VP4 genes suggest that it likely originated from porcine rotavirus either by genetic reassortment or as whole virions. To our knowledge, this is the first report of human rotavirus G5 in Asia.
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Ahmed et al. (2007) conducted an observational in Rotavirus infection (n=38). Rotavirus G5P[6] infection was evaluated on Identification and genetic characterization of rotavirus G and P types. A rotavirus G5P[6] strain, likely originating from porcine rotavirus, was detected in a 7-month-old Vietnamese girl with diarrhea, representing the first report of human rotavirus G5 in Asia.
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