2023
Comparative whole genome analysis reveals re-emergence of human Wa-like and DS-1-like G3 rotaviruses after Rotarix vaccine introduction in Malawi
Mhango C, Banda A, Chinyama E, Mandolo J, Kumwenda O, Malamba-Banda C, Barnes K, Kumwenda B, Jambo K, Donato C, Esona M, Mwangi P, Steele A, Iturriza-Gomara M, Cunliffe N, Ndze V, Kamng'ona A, Dennis F, Nyaga M, Chaguza C, Jere K. Comparative whole genome analysis reveals re-emergence of human Wa-like and DS-1-like G3 rotaviruses after Rotarix vaccine introduction in Malawi. Virus Evolution 2023, 9: vead030. PMID: 37305707, PMCID: PMC10256189, DOI: 10.1093/ve/vead030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBackbone genesComparative whole genome analysisFurther genomic analysisGenotype constellationRecent common ancestorWhole genome sequencesWhole-genome analysisAmino acid substitutionsCommon ancestorPhylogenetic treeGenome sequenceGenome analysisGenomic analysisInterspecies reassortmentGenetic similarityGenome segmentsNSP2 geneAcid substitutionsReassortment eventsAcid segmentGenesVP4 proteinG3 rotavirusesG3 strainsHuman Wa
2018
Emergence of Double- and Triple-Gene Reassortant G1P[8] Rotaviruses Possessing a DS-1-Like Backbone after Rotavirus Vaccine Introduction in Malawi
Jere KC, Chaguza C, Bar-Zeev N, Lowe J, Peno C, Kumwenda B, Nakagomi O, Tate JE, Parashar UD, Heyderman RS, French N, Cunliffe NA, Iturriza-Gomara M. Emergence of Double- and Triple-Gene Reassortant G1P[8] Rotaviruses Possessing a DS-1-Like Backbone after Rotavirus Vaccine Introduction in Malawi. Journal Of Virology 2018, 92: e01246-17. PMID: 29142125, PMCID: PMC5774894, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01246-17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRotavirus vaccineVaccine introductionVaccine effectivenessVaccine-induced neutralizing antibodiesMultiple African countriesRotavirus gastroenteritis casesRotavirus vaccine introductionChildhood immunization programsCareful evaluationVaccine escape mutantsDS-1-like backboneSuch atypical strainsRotavirus gastroenteritisImmunization scheduleNeutralizing antibodiesAmino acid substitutionsImmunization programsPostvaccine eraHigh burdenGastroenteritis casesImmune evasionEscape mutantsHuman WaDS-1-like rotavirusesRotavirus