title: Human astrovirus gastroenteritis in children, Madagascar, 2004-2005.
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.
authors.affiliation: University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
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: D019350:Astroviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008270:Madagascar / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D001257:Mamastrovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D015995:Prevalence; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA