Epidemiology of Mexico Virus, a Small Round‐Structured Virus in Yorkshire, United Kingdom, between January 1992 and March 1995 | Zendy

David C. Lewis | Zendy; Antony Hale | Zendy; Xi Jiang | Zendy; Roger Eglin | Zendy; David Brown | Zendy

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Epidemiology of Mexico Virus, a Small Round‐Structured Virus in Yorkshire, United Kingdom, between January 1992 and March 1995

Author(s) -

David C. Lewis,

Antony Hale,

Xi Jiang,

Roger Eglin,

David Brown

Publication year - 1997

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1086/513998

Subject(s) - epidemiology , virus , virology , kingdom , medicine , demography , geography , biology , sociology , paleontology

The epidemiology of the small round-structured virus, Mexico virus (MxV), was investigated in North and West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, between January 1992 and March 1995 using a type-specific antigen ELISA. The results indicate that an epidemic of MxV occurred during the winter of 1993-1994, when this strain was associated with 45 of 99 outbreaks and sporadic childhood cases of gastroenteritis. Only 4 MxV-like isolates were found during the 1992-1993 winter season and none in the 1994-1995 season. This descriptive epidemiologic study suggests that MxV has an epidemic pattern of infection.

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