A Preliminary Survey of Norovirus and Astrovirus Antigen in Diarrheic Stools of Children in Borno State, Nigeria
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norovirus, astrovirus, diarrhea, borno state, nigeria
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Background: Noroviruses and astroviruses are important agents of acute gastroenteritis among children. Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in pediatric populations world-wide. Globally, an estimated 800 000 infants and young children die from diarrhea every year. Aims: This was a cross-sectional study that included acute diarrheic children presenting in Specialist Hospital, Nursing Home Health Centre and Ngamdu pediatric clinic in Borno state with the aim of detecting norovirus and astrovirus antigen. Two hundred children whose parent/ guardian consented were enrolled in the study. Methodology: Two hundred acute diarrheic and forty one nondiarrheic fecal samples were collected from children aged 5 or less between June 2013 #x2013; May 2014. Samples were screened for norovirus and astrovirus antigen using 3rd generation RIDASCREEN ELISA test kit. Demographic data of the children were obtained.
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2016-01-15
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