Key result
First US cases of human rotavirus G8P[4] emerge in three hospitalized children.
Why the study?
The first U.S. detection of the uncommon G8P[4] rotavirus strain, typically found in Africa, was reported, highlighting the need for monitoring vaccine coverage against diverse genotypes.
Design
Case series
Authors
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Alerts clinicians to possible G8P[4] circulation in US children; leaves open the need for sustained genotype surveillance.
First report of the uncommon G8P[4] rotavirus strain causing gastroenteritis in the United States, highlighting the need for continued genotype monitoring.
Weinberg et al. (2011) studied this question. Human rotavirus G8P[4] gastroenteritis was detected for the first time in the United States among three hospitalized children in 2009.
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