Viral gastroenteritis in Mongolian infants.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)

Emerging Infectious Diseases | January 1, 2005| | Copyright

To the Editor: Viral agents of gastroenteritis affect millions of persons of all ages worldwide (1). The major agents include rotavirus, norovirus, sapovirus, astrovirus, and enteric adenovirus. Rotavirus is the most frequent cause of acute sporadic childhood gastroenteritis (1), whereas norovirus infects both adults and children and is mainly associated with outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis (1). These viruses are commonly transmitted by foodborne, person-to-person, fecal-oral, and environmental routes.

In 1999, the infant death rate was 37.3 per 1,000 live births ...

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