Key result
Norovirus was detected in 30% of children under 5 years hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis in Iraqi Kurdistan, with genogroup GII (74%) as the predominant strain.
Why the study?
What is the prevalence and genotype distribution of norovirus among children under 5 hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis in Iraqi Kurdistan?
What is the prevalence and genotype distribution of norovirus among children under 5 hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis in Iraqi Kurdistan?
Norovirus is a significant cause of acute gastroenteritis in children under 5 in Iraqi Kurdistan, with GII/4 being the predominant genotype.
Supports norovirus inclusion in regional diagnostics; leaves open need for prospective vaccine and surveillance studies.
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. J. Med. Virol. 80:506–509, 2008.
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Al‐Mashhadani et al. (2008) studied this question. Norovirus was detected in 30% of children under 5 years hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis in Iraqi Kurdistan, with genogroup GII (74%) as the predominant strain.
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