High prevalence of norovirus in children with sporadic acute gastroenteritis in Manaus, Amazon Region, northern Brazil

High prevalence of norovirus in children with sporadic acute gastroenteritis in Manaus, Amazon Region, northern Brazil

BACKGROUND Norovirus (NoV) is a major cause of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) worldwide, especially in children under five years. Studies involving the detection and molecular characterisation of NoV have been performed in Brazil, demonstrating its importance as an etiological agent of AGE. OBJECTIVE...

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Main Authors: Samya Thalita Picanço da Costa, Tulio Machado Fumian, Ian Carlos Gomes de Lima, Jones Anderson Monteiro Siqueira, Luciana Damascena da Silva, Juliana das Mercês Hernández, Maria Silvia Souza de Lucena, Tammy Kathlyn Amaral Reymão, Luana da Silva Soares, Joana D’Arc Pereira Mascarenhas, Yvone Benchimol Gabbay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
norovirus
Amazon Region
children
diarrhoea
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