Characterisation of norovirus strains in rural Ghanaian children with acute diarrhoea

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1480-1485

  Armah, George E ^a   Gallimore, Chris I ^b   Binka, Fred N ^c   Asmah, Richard H ^a   Green, Jonathan ^b,d   Ugoji, Ucheoma ^b   Anto, Francis ^c   Brown, David W G ^d   Gray, Jim J ^b  

^a University of Ghana   (Ghana)

^b Enteric Virus Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c Navrongo Health Research Centre   (Ghana)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Diarrhoea; Ghana; Norovirus

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; CALICIVIRUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GHANA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; ROTAVIRUS; RURAL AREA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GHANA; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NOROVIRUS;

CALICIVIRIDAE; NOROVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 33749564358     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20722     Document Type: Article

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