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Epidemiology of Classic and Novel Human Astrovirus: Gastroenteritis and Beyond
18 Feb 2017
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Since they were identified in 1975, human astroviruses have been considered one of the most important agents of viral acute gastroenteritis in children. However, highly divergent astroviruses infecting humans have been recently discovered and associated with extra-intestinal infections. The report of cases of fatal meningitis and encephalitis, especially in immunocompromised individuals, has broadened their...
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