Epidemiology of human astroviruses among children younger than 5 years: Prospective hospital-based sentinel surveillance in South Africa, 2009-2014.
Sandrama NadanMaureen B TaylorMichelle J GroomeCheryl CohenShabir A MadhiNicola A PagePublished in: Journal of medical virology (2018)
Astroviruses were most prevalent in children aged 7 to 12 months and were detected throughout the study period. The study was limited as only hospitalised patients were investigated and no comparisons were made to diarrhoea-free control groups. Future HAstV surveillance should include community-based studies and children presenting at outpatient facilities.
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