Report of the Australian Rotavirus Surveillance Program 2002-03
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https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2003.27.78Keywords:
communicable disease, rotavirus, surveillanceAbstract
The National Rotavirus Reference Centre, together with collaborating laboratories Australia-wide, has conducted rotavirus surveillance since June 1999. This report describes the serotypes of rotavirus strains responsible for the hospitalisation of children with acute gastroenteritis during the period 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003. We examined 573 faecal samples using monoclonal antibody immunoassays, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, and polyacrylamide gel analysis. For the second consecutive year, serotype G9 strains were the most prevalent type nationally (74.7%) and were found in all seven contributing centres. Serotype G1 strains were the second most prevalent type (11.3%), identifi ed in four of the centres. These fi ndings have implications for vaccine development strategies which have targeted protection of disease due to serotypes G1–G4. Commun Dis Intell 2003;27:492–495.
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