Molecular Characterization of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis Strains, Iraqi Kurdistan

Abstract

Of 260 children with acute diarrhea in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, 96 (37%) were infected with rotavirus. Reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction identified G1, G4, G2, G9, P[8], P[6], and P[4] as the most common genotypes. Eight G/P combinations were found, but P[8]G1 and P[4]G2 accounted for >50% of the strains.

Keywords

• Rotavirus
• genotypes
• diarrhea
• children
• Iraqi Kurdistan
• Iraq