title: Norovirus infection in children with acute gastroenteritis, Madagascar, 2004-2005.
abstract: Of 237 children with acute gastroenteritis in Antananarivo, Madagascar, during May 2004-May 2005, 14 ( 6%) were infected with norovirus. Seasonality (November-December peak) was detected. Reverse transcription-PCR identified GII as the most common genogroup. GIs belonged to GI.1, GI.3, and GI.4. Noroviruses in Madagascar show extensive genetic diversity.
authors.affiliation: University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Dimitrios C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Papaventsis
authors.forename: Winifred
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dove
authors.forename: Nigel A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Cunliffe
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Nakagomi
authors.forename: Patrice
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Combe
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grosjean
authors.forename: C Anthony
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Hart
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008270:Madagascar / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D029322:Norovirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity; D010802:Phylogeny; D012621:Seasons