Norovirus infections are a major cause of gastroenteritis, and outbreaks occur frequently.
Several factors are currently increasing the challenge posed by norovirus infections to …

The global impact of childhood malnutrition is staggering. The synergism between
malnutrition and infection contributes substantially to childhood morbidity and mortality …

BACKGROUND Viruses that infect the mammalian gastrointestinal tract have intimate
relationships with the host, as well as members of the complex community of microbes that …

In the post rotavirus vaccine era, norovirus (NoV) plays an increasingly important role in
epidemic and sporadic gastroenteritis among children. This study was designed to provide …

Astroviruses are nonenveloped, positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses that cause
gastrointestinal illness. Although a leading cause of pediatric diarrhea, human astroviruses …

The mammalian virome includes diverse commensal and pathogenic viruses that evoke a
broad range of immune responses from the host. Sustained viral immunomodulation is …

Human noroviruses are a major cause of epidemic and sporadic gastroenteritis worldwide
and can chronically infect immunocompromised patients. Efforts to develop effective …

Nutritional status is critically important for immune cell function. While obesity is
characterized by inflammation that promotes metabolic syndrome including cardiovascular …

Environmental enteropathy/Environmental enteric dysfunction (EE/EED) is a chronic disease
of small intestine characterized by gut inflammation and barrier disruption, malabsorption …

Human Norovirus is currently the main viral cause of acute gastroenteritis (AGEs) in most
countries worldwide. Nearly 50 years after the discovery of the “Norwalk virus” by Kapikian …