Molecular detection and characterization of noroviruses from children in Botswana.
Stool specimens were collected from 100 children in Botswana. RT-PCR analysis detected noroviruses (NoVs) in 24% of samples tested. Genogroup I and genogroup II strains were identified. There was no association between NoV detection and age or gender. This study is the first indication that NoVs circulate widely in Botswana.
Mattison
Kirsten
K
Bureau of Microbial Hazards, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada. kirsten.mattison@hc-sc.gc.ca
Sebunya
Teresa K
TK
Shukla
Anu
A
Noliwe
Lebani N
LN
Bidawid
Sabah
S
D001902:Botswana; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000821:virology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D029322:Norovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017385:Sequence Homology
D012367:RNA, Viral