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Norovirus is present in ~15% of South Korean children with acute gastroenteritis across seven genotypes.
This study identifies the prevalence and genetic diversity of norovirus strains causing acute gastroenteritis in South Korean children.
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Norovirus surveillance in South Korean children is warranted; extends local genotype data but leaves open vaccine and intervention implications.
Norovirus infections were detected in 114 of 762 children with acute gastroenteritis in South Korea from November 2005 to November 2006. Seasonality peaks in December, March, and October were also assessed in this study. We identified seven noroviral genotypes (GI-6, GII-2, GII-3, GII-4, GII-5, GII-6, and GII-8) and a C1-120 strain showing low identity (79.3%) with GII-13 and GII-17.
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Yoon et al. (2008) studied this question. Norovirus infections were detected in 114 of 762 children with acute gastroenteritis in South Korea, comprising seven distinct genotypes and a C1-120 strain.
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