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Norovirus gastroenteritis among children in Iraqi Kurdistan
Author(s) -
AlMashhadani Manar Najim,
Nakagomi Osamu,
Dove Winifred,
Ahmed Herish,
Nakagomi Toyoko,
Hart C. Anthony,
Cunliffe Nigel A.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of medical virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1096-9071
pISSN - 0146-6615
DOI - 10.1002/jmv.21099
Subject(s) - norovirus , acute gastroenteritis , genotype , virology , medicine , biology , virus , gene , genetics
Of 260 children under age 5 years who were hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis in Kurdistan, Iraq, between April and May 2005, 78 (30%) tested positive for norovirus by RT‐PCR. These comprised genogroups GI (23%), GII (74%) and GI + GII (3%). Among 28 noroviruses sequenced, GII/4 was the predominant genotype. J. Med. Virol. 80:506–509, 2008. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
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