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An Overview of Foodborne Risks in Afghanistan

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Foodborne diseases represent a serious yet underrecognized public health burden in Afghanistan, a country shaped by decades of conflict, weak infrastructure, and limited regulatory capacity. This article provides a comprehensive overview of major foodborne risks in the country, including microbiological hazards, chemical contaminants, and ...
Mohammad Aman Ahmadzai, Shir Mohammad Samim, Ahmadullah Zahir   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inherent structural disorder and dimerisation of murine norovirus NS1-2 protein [PDF]

, 2012
Human noroviruses are highly infectious viruses that cause the majority of acute, non-bacterial epidemic gastroenteritis cases worldwide. The first open reading frame of the norovirus RNA genome encodes for a polyprotein that is cleaved by the viral ...
Krause Kurt L., Luckner, Sylvia R., Krause, Kurt L., Luckner Sylvia R., Lambden, Paul R., Sylvia R Luckner, Kurt L Krause, Clarke, Ian N., Paul R Lambden, Baker, Estelle S., Ian N Clarke, Baker Estelle S., Estelle S Baker, Ward Vernon K., Lambden Paul R., Ward, Vernon K., Clarke Ian N., Vernon K Ward   +17 more
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Clinical progress note: Rotavirus

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Rotavirus is a vaccine‐preventable cause of acute, viral gastroenteritis typically characterized by diarrhea, vomiting, and fever. Prior to rotavirus vaccine introduction, nearly all children worldwide had been infected by 5 years of age. Severe rotavirus gastroenteritis causes dehydration and electrolyte derangements, and infants and young ...
Kelsey Thetford, Meghan Hofto
wiley   +1 more source

National trends in pathogen‐specific diagnoses and outcomes among hospitalizations for infectious diarrhea

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The diagnostic evaluation of infectious diarrhea has evolved with increasing adoption of multiplex gastrointestinal nucleic acid amplification tests and changing diagnostic strategies for Clostridioides difficile. Objectives We aimed to assess changes in inpatient pathogen‐specific documentation rates and clinical outcomes on a ...
David Wong Arias, Spencer R. Goble, Mauricio Torrealba   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Human viral gastroenteritis

Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 1989
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 electron microscopic examination of stool specimens. This disease is one of the most prevalent and serious clinical syndromes seen around the world, especially in children.
openaire   +3 more sources

Viral gastroenteritis outbreaks in deployed British troops during 2002-7

, 2008
These findings can help to predict future viral gastroenteritis outbreaks and target improved prevention strategies appropriately.
Brown, D W G, Gallimore, C I, Lines, L D, Bailey, Mark S., Lopman, B A, Green, A D, Gray, J J   +6 more
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Norovirus in Pediatric Gastroenteritis: A Study in Argentine Hospitals Before and After the Introduction of Universal Rotavirus Vaccination

Vaccines
Norovirus (NoV) is a leading cause of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in young children worldwide. Following the introduction of universal rotavirus (RVA) vaccination in Argentina in 2015, the role of NoV in pediatric AGE warrants evaluation.
Karina A. Gomes, Karina A. Rivero, Christian Barrios Mathieur, Juan I. Degiuseppe, Paulo R. Cortes, Patricia A. Gonzalez, Abel Zurschmitten, María P. Castro, Viviana Parreño, Marina V. Mozgovoj, Juan A. Stupka   +10 more
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A rare cause of dysphagia: A case report on gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma in childhood

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Dysphagia is a common symptom in pediatric patients with a broad differential diagnosis, while gastroesophageal (GE) malignancies represent an exceptionally rare cause. We report a previously healthy 9‐year‐old female patient who presented with 1 month of progressive dysphagia, intractable vomiting, and weight loss.
Leo Fawaz, Mohammad El‐Baba, Renee Dass   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Significantly Longer Shedding of Norovirus Compared to Rotavirus and Adenovirus in Children with Acute Gastroenteritis

, 2023
Worldwide, acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children under 5 years of age. Viruses, including norovirus, rotavirus, and enteric adenovirus, are the leading causes of pediatric AGE.
Yuanyuan Qiu, Stephen B. Freedman, Bonita E. Lee, Yaron Finkelstein, Naveen Poonai, Sarah Williamson-Urquhart, Xiaoli Pang, Serge Gouin, Ken J. Farion, Suzanne Schuh, on behalf of the Pediatric Emergency Research Canada Probiotic Regimen for Outpatient Gastroenteritis Utility of Treatment (PROGUT) Trial Group on behalf of the Pediatric Emergency Research Canada Probiotic Regimen for Outpatient Gastroenteritis Utility of Treatment (PROGUT) Trial Group, Linda Chui, Jianling Xie   +12 more
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Risk Factors for Norovirus, Sapporo-like Virus, and Group A Rotavirus Gastroenteritis

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003
Viral pathogens are the most common causes of gastroenteritis in the community. To identify modes of transmission and opportunities for prevention, a case-control study was conducted and risk factors for gastroenteritis attributable to norovirus (NV ...
Matty AS de Wit, Marion PG Koopmans, Yvonne THP van Duynhoven   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source