Molecular Epidemiology of Human Rotaviruses in Latin America

摘要: Rotavirus is the most common cause of acute diarrhea among infants and young children worldwide. Although rotaviruses pose a high burden in Latin American population, massive rotavirus vaccination programs have been successfully implemented this region. Extensive epidemiological analyses shown that countries present different distribution genotypes as compared with developed countries, predominant strain changing from season to without any marked pattern. Co-circulation heterogeneous regional distributions were also observed throughout continent during pre- post-vaccination programs. Currently, multiple efforts are being made better understand epidemiology effect using state-of-the-art molecular techniques. This information will help evaluating efficacy current vaccine countries.