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Norovirus prevalence and estimated viral load in symptomatic and asymptomatic children from rural communities of Vhembe district, South Africa.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Nov 2016
Kabue Jean Pierre, Meader Emma, Hunter Paul R, Potgieter Natasha
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human Norovirus (NoV) is recognized as a major etiological agent of sporadic acute gastroenteritis worldwide. OBJECTIVES: This study describes the clinical features associated with Human NoV occurrence in children and determines the prevalence and estimated viral burden of NoV in symptomatic and asymptomatic children in rural South Africa. STUDY DESIGN: Between July 2014 and April 2015, outpatient...
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