Monitoring of seasonality of norovirus and other enteric viruses in Cameroon by real-time PCR: An exploratory study

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 142, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1393-1402

  Ayukekbong, J A ^a   Andersson, M E ^a   Vansarla, G ^b   Tah, F ^c   Nkuo Akenji, T ^d   Lindh, M ^a   Bergstrom T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

^c Camyaids Institute of Laboratory Diagnosis and Clinical Research   (Cameroon)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Enterovirus; epidemiology; Norwalk agent and related viruses; rotavirus; virus infection

Indexed keywords

RAIN; TAP WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CHILD; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENTERIC VIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; NOROVIRUS INFECTION; PREVALENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RAINY SEASON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CAMEROON; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENTEROVIRUS; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOROVIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; ROTAVIRUS; SEASONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901423355     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095026881300232X     Document Type: Article

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