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Molecular epidemiology of norovirus strains in Paraguayan children during 2004-2005: description of a possible new GII.4 cluster.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Oct 2013
Galeano Maria Eugenia, Martinez Magaly, Amarilla Alberto A, Russomando Graciela, Miagostovich Marize Pereira, Parra Gabriel I, Leite José Paulo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Noroviruses (NoV) have been shown to be an important cause of morbidity and mortality in children worldwide, only second after Group A rotaviruses (RVA). In Paraguay, acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is the third cause of mortality in children ≤5 years old. OBJECTIVES: To analyze the presence and diversity of NoV in Paraguayan children ≤5 years old presenting AGE. STUDY DESIGN: Three hundred seventy eight...
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