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Understanding Pediatric Norovirus Epidemiology: A Decade of Study among Ghanaian Children.
Viruses - 18 Nov 2020
Lartey Belinda L, Quaye Osbourne, Damanka Susan A, Agbemabiese Chantal A, Armachie Joseph, Dennis Francis E, Enweronu-Laryea Christabel, Armah George E
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Understanding the epidemiology of human norovirus infection in children within Ghana and the entire sub-Saharan African region, where future norovirus vaccines would have the greatest impact, is essential. We analyzed 1337 diarrheic stool samples collected from children <5 years from January 2008 to December 2017 and found 485 (36.2%) shedding the virus. GII.4 (54.1%), GII.3 (7.7%), GII.6 (5.3%), GII.17 (4.7%),...
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