Duovirus infection as a cause of infantile gastro-enteritis in Port Moresby.
A preliminary study of nine children under five years of age admitted to Port Moresby General Hospital with acute gastro-enteritis showed that five (56%) were excreting duovirus in their stools as shown by electron microscopy. Duovirus was not demonstrated in the stools of any of eight children with gastro-enteritis seen at Kainantu Health Centre.
D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009512:New Guinea; D012087:Reoviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification