Molecular epidemiology of enteroviruses in young children at increased risk of type 1 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Young children are susceptible to enterovirus (EV) infections, which cause significant morbidity in this age group. However, the current knowledge regarding the epidemiology of EVs and the circulating virus strains is mostly based on viruses detected in children with severe diseases leading to contact with the health care system, while the vast reservoir of EVs that circulate in the general population is less characterized.

Methodology

The present study investigates the types and the prevalence of EVs circulating in the young children of the background population in Georgia, Colorado, and Washington State in the USA, and Germany, Sweden, and Finland in Europe. A total of 4018 stool samples, collected monthly from 300 healthy and non-hospitalized children at the ag

SUBMITTER: Sioofy-Khojine AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6128458 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature