Human Astrovirus Gastroenteritis in Children, Madagascar, 2004–2005

Belliot; Bhattacharya; Boom; C. Anthony Hart; Cunliffe; Cunliffe; Dimitrios C. Papaventsis; Guix; Kang; Maldonado; Nigel A. Cunliffe; Noel; Osamu Nakagomi; Papaventsis; Patrice Combe; Pierre Grosjean; Sakamoto; Schnagl; Walter; Walter; Winifred Dove

Human Astrovirus Gastroenteritis in Children, Madagascar, 2004–2005

Authors: Belliot
Bhattacharya
Boom
C. Anthony Hart
Cunliffe
Cunliffe
Dimitrios C. Papaventsis
Guix
Kang
Maldonado
Nigel A. Cunliffe
Noel
Osamu Nakagomi
Papaventsis
Patrice Combe
Pierre Grosjean
Sakamoto
Schnagl
Walter
Walter
Winifred Dove
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Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Abstract

We report data regarding the molecular epidemiology of human astrovirus (HAstV) infections among children in Madagascar. In a 13-month study, 5 HAstV isolates were detected in fecal samples from 237 children (2.1%) by reverse transcription–PCR. Phylogenetic analysis showed the cocirculation of usual and unusual HAstVs

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