Background: Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) is highly prevalent among children worldwide. The
effects of VDD include alterations of the immune response and increased risk of infection but …

Norwalk virus, an important cause of epidemic, acute, nonbacterial gastroenteritis in adults
and children, has eluded adaptation to tissue culture, the development of an animal model …

Norovirus (NV), a member of the family Caliciviridae, is one of the important causative
agents of acute gastroenteritis. In the present study, we found that virus-like particles (VLPs) …

The study was conducted to investigate the molecular epidemiology of noroviruses (NoVs)
from western India. A total of 830 fecal specimens were collected during July 2005–June …

Viruses cause many diseases in plants, animals, and humans. They are strict intracellular
parasites with cellular specificity. Viral particles can be transmitted by different routes, such …

Noroviruses (NV) are transmitted by fecally contaminated food, vomit, and person-to-person
contact. They are one of the main causes of non-bacterial acute gastroenteritis in nursing …

An outbreak of gastroenteritis lasting for one week in August 1980 affected∼ 1,500 persons
in a community in northern Georgia. Investigation included a telephone survey of the …

During the last 15 years, several different groups of fastidious viruses that are responsible
for a large proportion of acute viral gastroenteritis cases have been discovered by the …

Because enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is not identified by routine stool culture
methods, ETEC outbreaks may go unrecognized, and opportunities for treatment and …

During the 2020–2021 Canadian influenza season, no community circulation of influenza
occurred. Only 69 positive detections of influenza were reported, and influenza percent …