Reassortant strains of <i>Rotavirus A</i> (Sedoreoviridae: <i>Rotavirus: Rotavirus A</i>): the role of animal rotaviruses in the emergence of new human rotavirus variants

Abstract

Animal rotaviruses (RV) play a significant role in the formation of new variants of epidemiologically significant human group A rotavirus (RVA) strains.A reassortant variant of genotype G3P[8] which has been shown to originate from RV in horses and cattle currently dominates on the territory of the Russian Federation. In addition, reassortant RV variants of genotypes G3P[3], G3P[9], G6P[9], similar to RV of cats and dogs, have been sporadically identified in the world for a long time. Given the relevance of this topic, a detailed study of the AU-1-like genetic group of RVAs, whose representatives are closely related to animal RVs, particularly those found in cats and dogs, is of scientific and practical interest. The aim of this review is to analyze published scientific data on human, feline and canine RV that belong to the AU-1-like genetic group and have been studied based on their complete genotypes.

Keywords

• review
• rotavirus a
• whole-genome classification
• au-1-like genetic group
• feline and canine rotaviruses