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  • Title: Norovirus gastroenteritis among children in Iraqi Kurdistan.
    Author: Al-Mashhadani MN, Nakagomi O, Dove W, Ahmed H, Nakagomi T, Hart CA, Cunliffe NA.
    Journal: J Med Virol; 2008 Mar; 80(3):506-9. PubMed ID: 18205231.
    Abstract:
    Of 260 children under age 5 years who were hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis in Kurdistan, Iraq, between April and May 2005, 78 (30%) tested positive for norovirus by RT-PCR. These comprised genogroups GI (23%), GII (74%) and GI + GII (3%). Among 28 noroviruses sequenced, GII/4 was the predominant genotype.
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