Table 1.

Regional distribution of rotavirus serotypes

Serotype	Africa, %	Asia, %	Europe, %	North America, %	Oceania, %	South America, %
P[8]G1	23	34	72	73	82	34
P[4]G2	2	13	9	11	13	23
P[8]G3	21	1	2	6	1	2
P[8]G4	4	20	11	1	2	9
P[8]G9	5	5	3	1	1	15
P[6]G9	2	7	1	2	0	1
Other	16	6	1	1	0	5
Unusual	27	14	1	5	0	11

Note: Copyright © 2005. Adapted with permission from Santos N, Hoshino Y. Global distribution of rotavirus serotypes/genotypes and its implication for the development and implementation of an effective rotavirus vaccine. Rev Med Virol. 2005;15:29–56.