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Norovirus and Sapovirus Epidemiology and Strain Characteristics among Navajo and Apache Infants.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Grant Lindsay R, O'Brien Katherine L, Weatherholtz Robert C, Reid Raymond, Goklish Novalene, Santosham Mathuram, Parashar Umesh, Vinjé Jan
Abstract excerpt
Norovirus and sapovirus are important causes of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) among American Indian infants. We investigated the prevalence and molecular epidemiology of norovirus and sapovirus in American Indian infants who have historically experienced a high burden of AGE compared to other US populations. Stool samples were collected from 241 children with AGE (cases) and from 343 infants without AGE (controls)...
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