Report of the draft genome sequences of human sapovirus from children with acute gastroenteritis in Malawi, Southern Africa

Flywell Kawonga; Ernest Matambo; End Chinyama; Chimwemwe Mhango; Clara Majengo; Josephine Msowoya; Prisca Benedicto-Matambo; Benjamin Kumwenda; Celeste M. Donato; Arox W. Kamng'ona; Milton T. Mogotsi; Nkosazana Shange; Ayodeji E. Ogunbayo; Francis E. Dennis; Martin M. Nyaga; Chrispin Chaguza; Khuzwayo C. Jere

doi:10.1128/mra.00966-25

Report of the draft genome sequences of human sapovirus from children with acute gastroenteritis in Malawi, Southern Africa

Flywell Kawonga
, Ernest Matambo
, End Chinyama
, Chimwemwe Mhango
, Clara Majengo
, Josephine Msowoya
, Prisca Benedicto-Matambo
, Benjamin Kumwenda
, Celeste M. Donato
, Arox W. Kamng'ona
, Milton T. Mogotsi
, Nkosazana Shange
, Ayodeji E. Ogunbayo
, Francis E. Dennis
, Martin M. Nyaga
, Chrispin Chaguza
, Khuzwayo C. Jere

Department of Electron Microscopy

Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital Malawi
University of Liverpool
Kamuzu University of Health Sciences
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
University of the Free State, School of Medicine
St. Jude Children Research Hospital

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Abstract

Human sapoviruses are increasingly recognized as a cause of acute gastroenteritis in children worldwide but remain poorly studied, particularly in African settings. Here, we report the four draft genome sequences of human sapovirus from Malawi, Southern Africa, collected from children with acute gastroenteritis.

Original language	English
Journal	Genome Announcements
Volume	14
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00966-25
Publication status	Published - Dec 2025

Keywords

Caliciviridae
Malawi
SACEV
acute gastroenteritis
enteric viruses
genome sequencing
human sapovirus (SaV)

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Kawonga, F., Matambo, E., Chinyama, E., Mhango, C., Majengo, C., Msowoya, J., Benedicto-Matambo, P., Kumwenda, B., Donato, C. M., Kamng'ona, A. W., Mogotsi, M. T., Shange, N., Ogunbayo, A. E., Dennis, F. E., Nyaga, M. M., Chaguza, C., & Jere, K. C. (2025). Report of the draft genome sequences of human sapovirus from children with acute gastroenteritis in Malawi, Southern Africa. Genome Announcements, 14(12). https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00966-25

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Report of the draft genome sequences of human sapovirus from children with acute gastroenteritis in Malawi, Southern Africa

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