Molecular epidemiology of norovirus infections in children with acute gastroenteritis in South Korea in November 2005 through November 2006

J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Apr;46(4):1474-7. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02282-07. Epub 2008 Feb 13.

Abstract

Norovirus infections were detected in 114 of 762 children with acute gastroenteritis in South Korea from November 2005 to November 2006. Seasonality peaks in December, March, and October were also assessed in this study. We identified seven noroviral genotypes (GI-6, GII-2, GII-3, GII-4, GII-5, GII-6, and GII-8) and a C1-120 strain showing low identity (79.3%) with GII-13 and GII-17.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Caliciviridae Infections / epidemiology*
  • Caliciviridae Infections / virology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Gastroenteritis / epidemiology*
  • Gastroenteritis / virology
  • Humans
  • Korea / epidemiology
  • Molecular Epidemiology*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Norovirus / classification*
  • Norovirus / genetics*
  • Norovirus / isolation & purification
  • Phylogeny
  • Seasons
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Associated data

  • GENBANK/EU249129
  • GENBANK/EU249130
  • GENBANK/EU249131
  • GENBANK/EU249132
  • GENBANK/EU249133
  • GENBANK/EU249134
  • GENBANK/EU249135
  • GENBANK/EU249136
  • GENBANK/EU249137
  • GENBANK/EU249138
  • GENBANK/EU249139
  • GENBANK/EU249140
  • GENBANK/EU249141
  • GENBANK/EU249142
  • GENBANK/EU249143
  • GENBANK/EU249144
  • GENBANK/EU249145
  • GENBANK/EU249146
  • GENBANK/EU442642