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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Papaventsis, Dimitrios C. ; Dove, Winifred ; Cunliffe, Nigel A. ; Nakagomi, Osamu ; Combe, Patrice ; ... More +
Papaventsis, Dimitrios C. ; Dove, Winifred ; Cunliffe, Nigel A. ; Nakagomi, Osamu ; Combe, Patrice ; Grosjean, Pierre ; Hart, C. Anthony Less -
Description:
Of 237 children with acute gastroenteritis in Antananarivo, Madagascar, during May 2004-May 2005, 14 ( 6%) were infected with norovirus. Seasonality (November-December peak) was detected. Reverse transcription-PCR identified GII as the most common genogroup. GIs belonged to GI.1, GI.3, and GI.4. Noroviruses in Madagascar show extensive genetic diversity.
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Adolescent
Caliciviridae Infections
Child
Child, Preschool
Dispatch
Female
Gastroenteritis
Genetic Variation
Humans
Infant
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Norovirus
Phylogeny
Seasons

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 13(6):908-911.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Madagascar
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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