| Gastroenteritis due to rotavirus in an isolated Pacific island group: an epidemic of 3,439 cases. | |
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PMID: 6245146 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In the spring of 1964, 3,439 cases of acute gastroenteritis were reported from Truk District, an island group in the mid-Pacific. The causative agent was not identified in laboratory studies performed in that year. Retrospective serologic studies 15 years later with the complement fixation test and the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay provided serologic evidence that this outbreak was caused by the human rotavirus that was first isolated in 1973. |
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Authors:
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S O Foster; E L Palmer; G W Gary; M L Martin; K L Herrmann; P Beasley; J Sampson |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of infectious diseases Volume: 141 ISSN: 0022-1899 ISO Abbreviation: J. Infect. Dis. Publication Date: 1980 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1980-06-16 Completed Date: 1980-06-16 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0413675 Medline TA: J Infect Dis Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 32-9 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Adolescent Adult Age Factors Child Child, Preschool Disease Outbreaks / epidemiology Female Gastroenteritis / epidemiology, etiology*, microbiology, mortality Humans Male Middle Aged Pacific Islands RNA Viruses / isolation & purification* Rotavirus / classification, isolation & purification* Serotyping Virus Diseases* |
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