Endemic Norovirus Infections in Children, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2009–2010

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  My, Phan Vu Tra ; Thompson, Corinne ; Phuc, Hoang Le ; Tuyet, Pham Thi Ngoc ; Vinh, Ha ; Hoang, Nguyen Van Minh ; Minh, Pham Van ; Vinh, Nguyen Thanh ; Thuy, Cao Thu ; Nga, Tran Thi Thu ; Hau, Nguyen Thi Thu ; Campbell, James ; Chinh, Nguyen Tran ; Thuong, Tang Chi ; Tuan, Ha Manh ; Farrar, Jeremy ; Baker, Stephen
• Description:
  We performed a case-control investigation to identify risk factors for norovirus infections among children in Vietnam. Of samples from 1,419 children who had diarrhea and 609 who were asymptomatic, 20.6% and 2.8%, respectively, were norovirus positive. Risk factors included residential crowding and symptomatic contacts, indicating person-to-person transmission of norovirus.
• Subjects:
  Caliciviridae Infections/Epidemiology Caliciviridae Infections/History Caliciviridae Infections/Transmission Case-Control Studies Child Diarrhea/Epidemiology Diarrhea/History Diarrhea/Virology Gastroenteritis/Epidemiology Gastroenteritis/History Gastroenteritis/Virology History, 21St Century Humans Norovirus Prevalence Prospective Studies Risk Factors Seasons

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 19(6):977-980.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Historical Article
• Place as Subject:
  Vietnam
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a836f2fc495dc86ce0751bc1eed287cc469923d28dc36f66f5b5c6d64975657e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18700/cdc_18700_DS1.pdf
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