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