Seasonal Prevalence of Asymptomatic Norovirus Infection in Korean Children
- Authors
- Cheon, Doo-Sung; Jeong, Hye Sook; Jeong, Ahyong; Lee, Kang-Bum; Lee, Min Hwa; Tahk, Hongmin; Choi, Changsun
- Issue Date
- Nov-2010
- Publisher
- MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
- Citation
- FOODBORNE PATHOGENS AND DISEASE, v.7, no.11, pp 1427 - 1430
- Pages
- 4
- Journal Title
- FOODBORNE PATHOGENS AND DISEASE
- Volume
- 7
- Number
- 11
- Start Page
- 1427
- End Page
- 1430
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/22113
- DOI
- 10.1089/fpd.2010.0547
- ISSN
- 1535-3141
1556-7125
- Abstract
- The prevalence of asymptomatic norovirus (NoV) infection was investigated in children registered for kindergarten in Korea during the winter and summer. Children with no gastrointestinal symptoms, including diarrhea and abdominal pain, during the 2 weeks before and following sample collection were included in this investigation. NoV presence and genetic identification were determined with real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction and conventional nested reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. The prevalence of NoV in asymptomatic children was 5.5% in the winter and 3.5% in the summer, respectively. GII.4 was the most prevalent NoV genotype, but GII.2 and GI.10 were also found during genetic analysis. This study demonstrates that asymptomatic NoV infection may be an important source of transmission in kindergarten children.
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