Outbreak of human astrovirus 1 lineage 1d in a childcare center in China

Dear Editor,Astrovirus is an enteric virus associated with sporadic diarrhea or large outbreaks of gastroenteritis（Mendez et al.,2013）.Until 2008,human astroviruses（HAst Vs）were classified into eight serotypes—HAstV-1 to HAstV-8—based on the reactivity of their capsid protein with type-specific anti...

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Published in:Virologica Sinica 2016-06, Vol.31 (3), p.258-261
Main Authors: Hou, Meiling, Liang, Xuexue, Tan, Liqian, Liu, Pengfei, Zhao, Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Astroviridae Infections - epidemiology
Astroviridae Infections - virology
Biochemistry
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Child Day Care Centers
Child, Preschool
China - epidemiology
Diarrhea - epidemiology
Diarrhea - virology
Disease Outbreaks
DNA, Viral - analysis
Female
Humans
Letter
Male
Mamastrovirus - classification
Mamastrovirus - genetics
Mamastrovirus - pathogenicity
Medical Microbiology
Microbial Genetics and Genomics
Microbiology
Oncology
Phylogeny
RNA, Viral - analysis
RNA, Viral - genetics
Virology
中国
散发性
爆发
特异抗体
肠胃炎
肠道病毒
血清型
衣壳蛋白
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Summary:Dear Editor,Astrovirus is an enteric virus associated with sporadic diarrhea or large outbreaks of gastroenteritis（Mendez et al.,2013）.Until 2008,human astroviruses（HAst Vs）were classified into eight serotypes—HAstV-1 to HAstV-8—based on the reactivity of their capsid protein with type-specific antibodies.Among these serotypes,HAstV-1is the most prevalent globally.However,some divergent new astroviruses（MLB1/MLB2,VA1/VA2/VA3,
ISSN:1674-0769
1995-820X
1995-820X
DOI:10.1007/s12250-015-3701-5