Human astroviruses (HAtVs) are positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses that were
discovered in 1975. Astroviruses infecting other species, particularly mammalian and avian …

1. Introduction rman, 1999), only contaminating human viruses have ever been associated
with illness in seafood consum-Two fundamental properties of viruses limit the ers. Viral …

Norwalk virus capsid protein was produced by expression of the second and third open
reading frames of the Norwalk virus genome, using a cell-free translation system and …

Gastroenteritis is one of the most common illnesses of humans, and many different viruses
have been causally associated with this disease. Of those enteric viruses that have been …

Norwalk virus infection is a common cause of gastroenteritis in humans. The clinical features
and virologic and immunologic responses following oral administration of Norwalk virus to …

DURING the past two decades viral causes of gastroenteritis have been uncovered for the
first time, and viruses have joined bacteria and parasites as recognized pathogens involved …

Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction has been used worldwide for the diagnosis
of Norwalk-like virus (NLV) infection, yet a commonly accepted genetic classification scheme …

Application of reverse transcription (RT)-PCR to detect small round-structured viruses
(SRSVs) from fecal specimens of patients with gastroenteritis has been insensitive because …

We evaluated the use of azithromycin (500 mg) or ciprofloxacin (500 mg) daily for 3 days for
the treatment of acute diarrhea among United States military personnel in Thailand. Stool …

Norwalk virus infection is the epidemiologic prototype for outbreaks of food-borne and
waterborne gastroenteritis. Around the world, Norwalk virus and Norwalk-like viruses appear …