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Genetic Diversity of Noroviruses Circulating in a Pediatric Cohort in Bangladesh.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 5 Nov 2018
Nelson Martha I, Mahfuz Mustafa, Chhabra Preeti, Haque Rashidul, Seidman Jessica C, Hossain Iqbal, McGrath Monica, Ahmed A M Shamsir, Knobler Stacey, Vinjé Jan, Ahmed Tahmeed
Abstract excerpt
Noroviruses are a leading cause of diarrhea in children aged <5 years worldwide. We genotyped 88 viruses collected by active surveillance in a birth cohort of children <2 years of age in Dhaka, Bangladesh, during 2010-2013. Twenty-five of 31 (81%) established GI and GII genotypes were detected, with GII.4 as the predominant genotype (20%). Our results show that children in Bangladesh are infected with a great...
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