title: [A comparative study of the carriage of enteric viruses in urban and rural populations in the western region of the Ivory Coast].
abstract: Stool samples were collected from 300 persons of three classes of age (less than 6, 6-15, greater than 15) coming from urban and rural areas of Ivory Coast and tested for enteric viruses. This study has shown the high frequency of enteric viruses carriage, unrelated to sex or age. Carriage rates were significantly higher in rural areas than in urban areas. Both in urban and rural areas there was no difference of carriage among males and females. Polioviruses are predominant.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire des Entérovirus, Institut Pasteur de Côte d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Gershy-Damet
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Soro
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koffi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Edoh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ehouman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017955:Poliovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012328:RNA Viruses / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012424:Rural Population; D014505:Urban Population
vernacular_title: Etude comparative du portage des virus entériques dans une population urbaine et rurale de l'ouest de la Côte d'Ivoire.