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Human rotavirus C strain detected in wastewater in Leuven, Belgium

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Surveillance of urban wastewater in Leuven, Belgium, detected human rotavirus C (RVC) in April 2025. Our analyses revealed a G4P[2] strain closely related to RVC strains detected in feces of schoolchildren in China in March 2025.

Source: Microbiology Resource Announcements

DOI: 10.1128/mra.00665-26

Authors: Amal Hosayn, Elke Wollants, Mandy Bloemen, Emmanuel André, Marc Van Ranst, Mustafa Karatas, Jelle Matthijnssens

Institution: KU Leuven

Language: English

Topic: Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Clean water and sanitation

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: European Commission, Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Vlaamse regering, European Health and Digital Executive Agency

Awards: G2408925630, G2872175397, The impact of the COVID pandemic on rotavirus epidemiology & environmental sampling as a tool to monitor enteric virus circulation, G7422929747

OpenAlex ID: W7170680565

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