Key result
Routine rotavirus surveillance is recommended to track post-vaccination serotype shifts and disease burden.
Why the study?
National surveillance data on rotavirus serotypes in Australia were needed to identify the dominant circulating strains.
Serotype G1 remains the most dominant rotavirus strain in Australia, representing 40% of all strains during the 2005-2006 surveillance period.
Supports post-vaccination rotavirus monitoring in Australia; leaves open long-term serotype impact on disease burden.
In Australia, from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006, national rotavirus serotype surveillance data indicated that serotype G1 was the most dominant serotype representing 40% of all strains. Serotype G1 continues to be the most frequently reported serotype worldwide and has been the most common Australian serotype, for all but two years since 1999.
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Ward et al. (2008) conducted a review in Rotavirus infection. Rotavirus surveillance was evaluated. Routine surveillance of rotavirus in Australia is recommended to monitor changes in serotypes and track disease burden trends following the introduction of national vaccination.
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