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Epidemiological and Genetic Characteristics of Human Astroviruses Detected during Acute Gastroenteritis Outbreaks in Yokohama, Japan, between 2017 and 2023.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 21 May 2026
Kumazaki Makoto, Usuku Shuzo
Abstract excerpt
This study aimed to investigate the epidemiological and genetic characteristics of human astroviruses (HAstVs) detected during acute gastroenteritis (AG) outbreaks in Yokohama, Japan. We collected stool samples and epidemiological information between September 2017 and August 2023 and used real-time reverse transcription (RT)-PCR and/or RT-PCR to detect HAstV from 53 samples from 20 (3.1%) of the 648...
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