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ArticleEpidemiology and infection2018

Genetic diversity of norovirus in children under 5 years of age with acute gastroenteritis from Angola.

A Esteves, J Nordgren, C Tavares, F Fortes, R Dimbu, N Saraiva, C Istrate

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Article in Epidemiology and infection, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

A EstevesGlobal Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM), Unidade de Microbiologia Médica, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT), Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (UNL), Lisboa, Portugal.
J NordgrenDivision of Molecular Virology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Medical Faculty, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
C TavaresGlobal Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM), Unidade de Microbiologia Médica, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT), Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (UNL), Lisboa, Portugal.
F FortesDepartamento do Controlo de Doenças (DCD), Direção Nacional de Saúde Publica (DNSP), Luanda, Angola.
R DimbuDepartamento do Controlo de Doenças (DCD), Direção Nacional de Saúde Publica (DNSP), Luanda, Angola.
N SaraivaDepartamento do Controlo de Doenças (DCD), Direção Nacional de Saúde Publica (DNSP), Luanda, Angola.
C IstrateGlobal Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM), Unidade de Microbiologia Médica, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT), Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (UNL), Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4706-7598
Clínica Sagrada Esperança · AOUniversidade Nova de Lisboa · PTLinköping University · SE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Norovirus (NoV) is a major cause of acute gastroenteritis (AGE). In this study, we investigated the genetic diversity of NoV strains identified in children under 5 years of age with AGE in four provinces of Angola. Faecal samples from 343 children were screened for NoV by an in house real-time PCR assay and genotyping was performed by partial capsid gene sequencing. NoV was detected in 17.4% (58/334) of the samples, with high detection rates in children <6 months old (19%) and in children aged 12-24 months (23%). Genotype diversity was large, as demonstrated by the 11 identified genotypes. GII.4 was the predominant genotype (20% of all NoV-positive samples), followed by GII.6 (15%), GI.3 (12%), GII.7 (10%) and by other genotypes to a lesser extent. Two GII.4 variants, New Orleans 2009 and Sydney 2012, were detected and several genetic clusters were observed for genotypes GI.3, GII.6 and GII.7. The present study shows high detection rates and genetic diversity of circulating NoV genotypes in paediatric AGE samples from Angola. This information emphasises the importance of continuous assessment of NoV burden and evolution in the target population.

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Genetic VariationGenotypeAcute DiseaseAngolaCapsid ProteinsChild, PreschoolFemaleGastroenteritisHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleNorovirusPhylogenyPrevalenceRNA, ViralCapsid ProteinsRNA, ViralAcute gastroenteritisAngolachildrennorovirus

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PMID29534772
PMCPMC9134538
OpenAlexW2791735685

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