Volume 11, Number 1—January 2005
Letter
Viral Gastroenteritis in Mongolian Infants
Grant Stuart Hansman*†, Minako Kuramitsu*, Chushi Kuroiwa*
, Hiromu Yoshida†, Kazuhiko Katayama†, Naokazu Takeda†, Hiroshi Ushijima*, Gungaa Surenkhand‡, and Dugerjav Gantulga‡
, Hiromu Yoshida†, Kazuhiko Katayama†, Naokazu Takeda†, Hiroshi Ushijima*, Gungaa Surenkhand‡, and Dugerjav Gantulga‡Table
Mongolian infants positive for viral agents of gastroenteritis
| Virus | Genogroup/genotype | Specimen* | Symptom† | Age (mo.) | Sex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norovirus | GI/11 | 213-3‡ | NA | 4 | F |
| Norovirus | GI/11 | 214-3‡ | NA | 24 | F |
| Norovirus | GII/6 | 101-1 | None | 5 | F |
| Norovirus | GII/3 | 109-1 | Diarrhea | 6 | F |
| Norovirus | GII/6 | 205-3 | NA | 5 | F |
| Norovirus | GII/3 | 209-1 | Diarrhea | 3 | M |
| Norovirus | GII/3 | 317-1§ | NA | 24 | M |
| Norovirus | GII/6 | 613-1 | None | 5 | M |
| Norovirus | GII/7 | 613-3 | NA | 5 | M |
| Norovirus | GII/3 | 609-3§ | NA | 5 | M |
| Astrovirus | GI¶ | 121-3 | NA | 4 | M |
| Astrovirus | GI | 201-3 | NA | 5 | M |
| Sapovirus | GI | 217-1 | Diarrhea | 1 | F |
*First 3 numbers before the hyphen refer to the infant; number after the hyphen refers to the week the specimen was collected.
†NA, not available.
‡Two siblings from the same household.
§Only 1 of the siblings from this household was infected.
¶Astrovirus GI = serotype 1.
