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  • Title: An outbreak of gastroenteritis associated with acute rotaviral infection in schoolchildren.
    Author: Matsumoto K, Hatano M, Kobayashi K, Hasegawa A, Yamazaki S, Nakata S, Chiba S, Kimura Y.
    Journal: J Infect Dis; 1989 Oct; 160(4):611-5. PubMed ID: 2551975.
    Abstract:
    In April 1988 a large outbreak of group C rotavirus infection associated with acute gastroenteritis occurred among schoolchildren and their teachers simultaneously at seven elementary schools in Fukui city, Japan. Of 3,102, 675 (21.8%) became ill. Clinical symptoms were mild, predominantly abdominal pain and vomiting, with diarrhea reported in only 27.6%. The outbreak subsided within 2 d. No pathogenic bacteria were found in fecal specimens; the virus particles detected by electron microscopy were morphologically indistinguishable from conventional infantile rotavirus. Immune electron microscopy showed that these virions formed large aggregates with convalescent serum and with the reference serum specific to group C rotavirus. Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis showed similar RNA patterns for virus from this outbreak and typical group C rotavirus.
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