Publications by authors named "Eunice Waithira"
Genomic characterization of an African G4P[6] human rotavirus strain identified in a diarrheic child in Kenya: Evidence for porcine-to-human interspecies transmission and reassortment.
Ernest Apondi Wandera Riona Hatazawa Naohisa Tsutsui Natsuki Kurokawa Cyrus Kathiiko Eunice Waithira
Infect Genet Evol
December 2021
Article Synopsis
- Human G4P[6] rotavirus strains have been found in patients with diarrhea worldwide, but only one strain from Africa has been fully sequenced so far.
- In this study, researchers characterized a unique G4P[6] strain from a Kenyan child, identifying its genome as having significant porcine origins due to interspecies transmission.
- This is the first complete genome analysis of a human G4P[6] strain in East Africa, highlighting the genetic diversity and origins of these rotaviruses in the region.