“…The whole genome has been reported to reveal the common origin of human Wa-like rotavirus and porcine rotaviruses, DS-1-like and bovine rotavirus in Belgium ( Matthijnssens et al., 2008a , b ). The reassortment and interspecies transmission were also reported between human, porcine and bovine rotaviruses in South Korea, Uganda, Cameroon, Ethiopia, South Africa, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Nigeria, Thailand and Italy ( Bwogi et al., 2017 ; Komoto et al., 2016 ; Medici et al., 2015 ; Mokoena et al., 2021 ; Tacharoenmuang et al., 2018 ). The aim of this study was to investigate genetic diversity of pigs RVA in southern highland and eastern Tanzania to comprehend the rotavirus epidemiology, improve biosecurity and to document the zoonotic threats and the phylogenetic relationship to global RVA strains.…”