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Viruses, 2017 Astroviruses are a major cause of diarrhea in the young, elderly, and the immunocompromised. Since the discovery of human astrovirus type 1 (HAstV-1) in 1975, the family Astroviridae has expanded to include two more human clades and numerous mammalian ...
Valerie Cortez +2 more
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Viruses, 2017 Various methods exist to detect an astrovirus infection. Current methods include electron microscopy (EM), cell culture, immunoassays, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and various other molecular approaches that can be applied in the context of diagnostic
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Epidemiology of Classic and Novel Human Astrovirus: Gastroenteritis and Beyond
Viruses, 2017 Since they were identified in 1975, human astroviruses have been considered one of the most important agents of viral acute gastroenteritis in children. However, highly divergent astroviruses infecting humans have been recently discovered and associated ...
Susana Guix +2 more
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Infection and innate immune mechanism of goose astrovirus
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Goose astrovirus (GAstV, genus Avian Astrovirus, family Astrovirus) was first discovered in 2005, but was not considered as a pathogen of gosling gout until 2016.
Linhua Xu +59 more
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Human astrovirus among hospitalized children under five years of age with acute diarrhea in Basrah, Iraq [PDF]
The Medical Journal of Basrah University, 2014 Background: Human astrovirus are considered as a common cause of infantile gastroenteritis worldwide. The importance of astrovirus in the area is not well recognized.
Hassan J. Hasony +2 more
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Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 A total of 232 goat fecal samples (124 diarrheic and 108 nondiarrheic) collected from 12 farms in Southwest China were tested for astrovirus using RT-PCR.
Jiayi Wang +3 more
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RT-qPCR assay for detection of mink astrovirus in outbreaks of diarrhea on Danish mink farms.
PLoS ONE, 2021 Diarrhea in mink kits is a major cause of disease and mortality in the mink production. The etiology remains unknown in most outbreaks due to a lack of diagnostic assays.
Sofie Barsøe +8 more
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Astrovirus Outbreak in an Animal Shelter Associated With Feline Vomiting
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 An outbreak of cat vomiting was observed in an animal shelter. Testing for known enteric feline pathogens did not identify a causative agent. Viral metagenomics on four mini pools of feces from cases and controls housed in the same area revealed the ...
Yanpeng Li +8 more
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Identification and genetic characterization of astrovirus in wild boar (sus scrofa) in china [PDF]
Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 2018 Porcine astrovirus (PAstV) is a frequently detected virus in pigs suffering from diarrhea worldwide. Here, we report the first identification and complete genome sequence of astrovirus in wild boar (Sus scrofa) in Jiangxi, China.
Fan-fan ZHANG +9 more
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Pathogens, 2021 Human astroviruses are considered acute gastroenteritis agents (AGE) and are largely reported in children worldwide. There are limited data on astrovirus prevalence in rural communities, especially in hospitalized and asymptomatic cases. This study was a
Ronewa Khumela +3 more
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