Outbreak of gastroenteritis due to sapovirus.

ABSTRACT: An outbreak of gastroenteritis occurred at a kindergarten in Yokote City, Japan, between February 2006 and March 2006. Sapovirus was identified in 19 of 26 stool specimens by reverse transcription-PCR. A high viral shedding pattern was found for this strain, which was shown to be antigenically distinct from other genogroups.

SUBMITTER: Hansman GS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1865854 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature