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Human Astrovirus Propagation, Purification and Quantification
Bio-Protocol, 2014 Astrovirus are small, nonenveloped, single-stranded RNA viruses that cause diarrhea in a wide variety of mammals and birds. Here, we describe astrovirus propagation, purification and titration. The Caco-2 human intestinal adenocarcinoma cell line is most
Shauna Marvin +2 more
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Detection of Newly Described Astrovirus MLB1 in Stool Samples from Children
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2009 The prevalence of the recently identified astrovirus MLB1 in a cohort of children with diarrhea in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, was defined by reverse transcription–PCR. Of 254 stool specimens collected in 2008, 4 were positive for astrovirus MLB1.
Stacy R. Finkbeiner +4 more
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Astrovirus Infection in Children in Lagos, Nigeria [PDF]
, 2011 A preliminary investigation was conducted to screen for astrovirus in Lagos. Two hundred and fifteen (215) faecal samples collected from children under 5 years old with diarrhoea (161) and without diarrhoea (54) admitted at paediatric clinics in Lagos ...
Ayolabi, CI +4 more
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Neurotropic astrovirus in cattle with nonsuppurative encephalitis in Europe [PDF]
, 2014 Encephalitis is a frequently diagnosed condition in cattle with neurological diseases. Many affected animals present with a nonsuppurative inflammatory reaction pattern in the brain.
Seuberlich, Torsten +8 more
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Astrovirus Gastroenteritis in Children in Taipei
, 2009 Background/Purpose: A prospective study was initiated to study astroviral infections in Taiwan. Methods: A total of 415 stool samples were collected and assayed for astrovirus antigen using an enzyme immunoassay. Results: Twelve (2.9%) stool samples from
林曉娟;高全良;張鑾英;謝育嘉;邵蓓嵐;李秉穎;呂俊毅;李慶雲;黃立民 +1 more
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Understanding Human Astrovirus from Pathogenesis to Treatment [PDF]
, 2020 While human astroviruses (HAstV) were discovered nearly 45 years ago, these small positive-sense RNA viruses remain critically understudied. These studies provide fundamental new research on astrovirus pathogenesis and disruption of the gut epithelium by
Hargest, Virginia
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Oral Administration of Astrovirus Capsid Protein Is Sufficient To Induce Acute Diarrhea
mBio, 2016 The disease mechanisms associated with the onset of astrovirus diarrhea are unknown. Unlike other enteric virus infections, astrovirus infection is not associated with an inflammatory response or cellular damage. In vitro studies in differentiated Caco-2
Victoria A. Meliopoulos +10 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2018 Mink astrovirus (MiAstV) is known to play a major role in mink pre-weaning diarrhea, and rotavirus and hepatitis E virus (HEV) are both considered potentially zoonotic agents.
Xiao-Ting Xie +4 more
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VirusesAstroviruses are single-stranded, positive-sense RNA viruses capable of infecting humans as well as a wide range of mammalian and avian species, with a length of approximately 6.6–7.7 kb.
Yulu Zhou +15 more
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Genetic Diversity of Astrovirus in Children From a Birth Cohort in Nepal
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Objective: This study describes the types of Human astroviruses detected in stool samples collected from a birth cohort of children in Nepal.Methods: Using a commercial kit (ProSpecT), a total of 5,224 diarrheal and non-diarrheal stool samples were ...
Sanjaya Kumar Shrestha +8 more
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