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Norovirus infections in young children in Lusaka Province, Zambia: clinical characteristics and molecular epidemiology.
BMC infectious diseases - 23 Jan 2017
Howard Leigh M, Mwape Innocent, Siwingwa Mpanji, Simuyandi Michelo, Guffey M Brad, Stringer Jeffrey S A, Chi Benjamin H, Edwards Kathryn M, Chilengi Roma
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The burden, clinical features, and molecular epidemiology of norovirus infection in young children in southern Africa are not well defined. METHODS: Using data from a health facility-based surveillance study of children <5 years in Lusaka Province, Zambia presenting with diarrhea, we assessed the burden of norovirus infection. A convenience sample of 454 stool specimens was tested for norovirus using...
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