Article
Molecular epidemiology of rotavirus and norovirus in Ile-Ife, Nigeria: high prevalence of G12P[8] rotavirus strains and detection of a rare norovirus genotype.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Sept 2012
Oluwatoyin Japhet Margaret, Adeyemi Adesina Olufisayo, Famurewa Oladiran, Svensson Lennart, Nordgren Johan
Abstract excerpt
Rotavirus (RV) and norovirus (NoV) are considered the most common causes of viral gastroenteritis in children. In this study, the prevalence of RV and NoV infection in 55 children with diarrhea from the rural community Akinlalu in Southwestern Nigeria was investigated using real-time PCR assays. The RV and NoV strains were genotyped by PCR and/or sequencing. RV and NoV infections occurred with a prevalence of...
Topics
- Caliciviridae Infections
- Child, Preschool
- Feces
- Female
- Gastroenteritis
- Genes, Viral
- Genotype
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Male