Genomic characteristics and tracing analysis of an acute gastroenteritis outbreak associated with rotavirus C in a boarding high school
Dawei Gao, Zhichao Chen, Shunyi Zhang, Lulu Zhang, Hongwei Chang, Junli Chen, Yuanyuan Shao, Shukun Yu, Chong Liu · 2026
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Gao and colleagues traced a 2025 outbreak of acute gastroenteritis at a boarding high school in Anhui Province, China to rotavirus C, a less common cousin of the main childhood diarrhea virus. Rotavirus C causes only about one percent of human rotavirus cases and rarely erupts in outbreaks, so a school-wide event was a rare tracing chance. The team joined field work with rapid multiplex testing and full genome sequencing.
Thirteen complete rotavirus C genomes came from this single outbreak, an unusually rich haul, and comparison with global sequences let the team place the strain's origin and spread. The investigation confirmed the virus as the outbreak's cause among final-year students in close quarters. The authors highlight multiplex PCR testing, which checks several viruses in one run, as the tool that let managers act in time. Offer the genomic record as a reference for future events.
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| CREATOR | Dawei Gao, Zhichao Chen, Shunyi Zhang, Lulu Zhang, Hongwei Chang, Junli Chen, Yuanyuan Shao, Shukun Yu, Chong Liu |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 28 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |