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Clinical Impact and Genetic Analysis of Enteric Viruses Associated With Acute Gastroenteritis in Greater Accra, Ghana: A Comprehensive Study of Five Viruses

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Enteric viruses are significantly associated with acute gastroenteritis globally. Despite a decrease in severe rotavirus associated diarrhoea, Ghana still records high diarrhoea burden. Meanwhile aetiological investigations in hospital settings do not routinely include viral testing. Rotavirus vaccination is thought to alter enteric viral populations and impact evolution. To better understand virus-specific effects in acute gastroenteritis in both children and adults, we tested fecal samples from 228 patients at two hospitals in Accra from January to December 2019, using multiplex and singleplex PCR assays. The clinical impact of detected viruses was assessed using a modified Vesikari score system. Partial viral genome sequences were obtained by Sanger Sequencing and their genetic diversity and evolutionary history, traced by phylogenetic analyses. At least one enteric virus was found in 86 (37.7%) patient samples, with 36.9% of the population under five infected. Single infections of rotavirus, norovirus, adenovirus, sapovirus and astrovirus were 33, 14, 8, 6, and 1, respectively, while coinfections were 24. Rotavirus accounted for 33.3% of 24 clinically severe cases (modified Vesikari score > 7). Three out of 10 rotavirus cases with evidence of vaccination experienced severe gastroenteritis. Diverse genotypes, including RVA G2P[4], G1P[8], G12P[8] and G12P[6]; AdV F40 and F41; NoV GII.4 Sydney 2012, GII.6 and GI.3, several of which clustered with contemporary strains from the Americas, Europe and Asia, were detected. This study also provides the first report of SaV GI.1, GI.7 and GII.8 detection in humans in Ghana. RVA G2P[4] and AdV F were associated with higher proportions of hospitalizations. While RVA continues to have a profound clinical impact on gastroenteritis, AdV and SaV produce an equally severe disease. In contrast, NoV and AstV showed a generally mild to moderate impact on clinical disease severity.

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Titre Crossref
Clinical Impact and Genetic Analysis of Enteric Viruses Associated With Acute Gastroenteritis in Greater Accra, Ghana: A Comprehensive Study of Five Viruses
Date Crossref
01/02/2025
Éditeur
Wiley
Type
journal-article

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  • National Mie Hospital pays non établi dans la notice
    Établissement de santé
  • Ghana Health Service Ghana (code pays fourni par la source)
    Organisme public
  • Kōchi University Department of Environmental Medicine Kochi Medical School pays non établi dans la notice
    Université ou école supérieure
  • Mie University Department of Medical Education pays non établi dans la notice
    Université ou école supérieure
  • Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Institute for Clinical Research Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases pays non établi dans la notice
    Structure de recherche
  • National Public Health and Reference Laboratory Accra, Ghana (pays nommé en fin d’affiliation)
    Structure de recherche
  • Disease Surveillance Department Accra, Ghana (pays nommé en fin d’affiliation)
    Institution

National Mie Hospital, Ghana Health Service (Ghana) et Department of Environmental Medicine Kochi Medical School — Kōchi University, avec 4 autres affiliations. Pays d’affiliation : Ghana.

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Les sujets associés

Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyAnimal Virus Infections StudiesViral Infections and Immunology Research

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