Human Group B Rotavirus Infections Cause Severe Diarrhea in Children and Adults in Bangladesh

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Authors

Muzahed Uddin Ahmed · Bangladesh Agricultural University

Md Abdul Kader · Mymensingh Medical College Hospital

Koki Taniguchi · Fujita Health University

Nobumichi Kobayashi · Sapporo Medical University

Abstract

Human group B rotavirus was detected in 12 of 220 adult patients and 2 of 67 child patients with severe diarrhea in Bangladesh. Group B rotavirus may be virulent in both adults and children, and the virus may be an especially serious diarrheal agent in Bangladesh.

Topics & Keywords

Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology Child Nutrition and Water Access

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volume 41, Issue 5, pp. 2187-2190

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.41.5.2187-2190.2003

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