Feline origin of rotavirus strain, Tunisia, 2008
- Ben Hadj Fredj, Mouna
- Heylen, Elisabeth
- Zeller, Mark
- Fodha, Imene
- Benhamida-Rebai, Meriam
- Van Ranst, Marc
- Matthijnssens, Jelle
- Trabelsi, Abdelhalim
Publication date
April 2013
DOI Publisher
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ISSN
1080-6040 Journal
issn:1080-6040 Citation count (estimate)
10Abstract
In Tunisia in 2008, an unusual G6P[9] rotavirus, RVA/human-wt/TUN/17237/2008/G6P[9], rarely found in humans, was detected in a child. To determine the origin of this strain, we conducted phylogenetic analyses and found a unique genotype constellation resembling rotaviruses belonging to the feline BA222-like genotype constellation. The strain probably resulted from direct cat-to-human transmission.status: publishe
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