Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
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Age Distribution
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Caliciviridae Infections / epidemiology*
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Caliciviridae Infections / physiopathology
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Caliciviridae Infections / virology
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Child, Preschool
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Feces / virology
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Gastroenteritis / epidemiology*
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Gastroenteritis / virology
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Genotype
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Humans
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Iraq / epidemiology
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Norovirus / classification
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Norovirus / genetics*
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Norovirus / isolation & purification
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Phylogeny
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Rotavirus / genetics
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Rotavirus / isolation & purification
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Rotavirus Infections / epidemiology
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Rotavirus Infections / physiopathology
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Rotavirus Infections / virology