Norovirus Infection in Children with Acute Gastroenteritis, Madagascar, 2004–2005

Papaventsis, Dimitrios C.; Dove, Winifred; Cunliffe, Nigel A.; Nakagomi, Osamu; Combe, Patrice; Grosjean, Pierre; Hart, C. Anthony

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Norovirus Infection in Children with Acute Gastroenteritis, Madagascar, 2004–2005

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Jun 2007
By Papaventsis, Dimitrios C. ; Dove, Winifred ; Cunliffe, Nigel A. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Papaventsis, Dimitrios C. ; Dove, Winifred ; Cunliffe, Nigel A. ; Nakagomi, Osamu ; Combe, Patrice ; Grosjean, Pierre ; Hart, C. Anthony
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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.
Subjects:

Adolescent Caliciviridae Infections Child Child, Preschool Dispatch Female Gastroenteritis Genetic Variation Humans Infant Male Molecular Sequence Data Norovirus Phylogeny Seasons
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Emerg Infect Dis. 13(6):908-911.
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Journal Article
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Madagascar
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Africa
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13
Issue:

6
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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