Human Astrovirus Gastroenteritis in Children, Madagascar, 2004–2005

We report data regarding the molecular epidemiology of human astrovirus (HAstV) infections among children in Madagascar. In a 13-month study, 5 HAstV isolates were detected in fecal samples from 237 children (2.1%) by reverse transcription–PCR. Phylogenetic analysis showed the cocirculation of usual...

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Autores principales: Papaventsis, Dimitrios C., Dove, Winifred, Cunliffe, Nigel A., Nakagomi, Osamu, Combe, Patrice, Grosjean, Pierre, Hart, C. Anthony
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Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2600253/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18439379
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.070563
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author Papaventsis, Dimitrios C.
Dove, Winifred
Cunliffe, Nigel A.
Nakagomi, Osamu
Combe, Patrice
Grosjean, Pierre
Hart, C. Anthony
author_facet Papaventsis, Dimitrios C.
Dove, Winifred
Cunliffe, Nigel A.
Nakagomi, Osamu
Combe, Patrice
Grosjean, Pierre
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description We report data regarding the molecular epidemiology of human astrovirus (HAstV) infections among children in Madagascar. In a 13-month study, 5 HAstV isolates were detected in fecal samples from 237 children (2.1%) by reverse transcription–PCR. Phylogenetic analysis showed the cocirculation of usual and unusual HAstVs.
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spelling pubmed-26002532009-01-13 Human Astrovirus Gastroenteritis in Children, Madagascar, 2004–2005 Papaventsis, Dimitrios C. Dove, Winifred Cunliffe, Nigel A. Nakagomi, Osamu Combe, Patrice Grosjean, Pierre Hart, C. Anthony Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We report data regarding the molecular epidemiology of human astrovirus (HAstV) infections among children in Madagascar. In a 13-month study, 5 HAstV isolates were detected in fecal samples from 237 children (2.1%) by reverse transcription–PCR. Phylogenetic analysis showed the cocirculation of usual and unusual HAstVs. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-05 /pmc/articles/PMC2600253/ /pubmed/18439379 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.070563 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Dispatch
Papaventsis, Dimitrios C.
Dove, Winifred
Cunliffe, Nigel A.
Nakagomi, Osamu
Combe, Patrice
Grosjean, Pierre
Hart, C. Anthony
Human Astrovirus Gastroenteritis in Children, Madagascar, 2004–2005
title Human Astrovirus Gastroenteritis in Children, Madagascar, 2004–2005
title_full Human Astrovirus Gastroenteritis in Children, Madagascar, 2004–2005
title_fullStr Human Astrovirus Gastroenteritis in Children, Madagascar, 2004–2005
title_full_unstemmed Human Astrovirus Gastroenteritis in Children, Madagascar, 2004–2005
title_short Human Astrovirus Gastroenteritis in Children, Madagascar, 2004–2005
title_sort human astrovirus gastroenteritis in children, madagascar, 2004–2005
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2600253/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18439379
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.070563
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