Endemic norovirus infections in children, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2009-2010.

Journal article

We performed a case-control investigation to identify risk factors for norovirus infections among children in Vietnam. Of samples from 1,419 children who had diarrhea and 609 who were asymptomatic, 20.6% and 2.8%, respectively, were norovirus positive. Risk factors included residential crowding and symptomatic contacts, indicating person-to-person transmission of norovirus.

Authors: My, P; Thompson, C; Phuc, H; Tuyet, P; Vinh, H

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Emerging infectious diseases
• Volume: 19
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 977-980
• Publication date: 2013-06-01
• DOI: 10.3201/eid1906.111862
• EISSN: 1080-6059
• ISSN: 1080-6040
• Language: English
• Keywords: Prospective Studies; Diarrhea; Case-Control Studies; Vietnam; Gastroenteritis; Humans; Norovirus; Caliciviridae Infections; History, 21st Century; Child; Risk Factors; Prevalence; Seasons