| Title: |
Multi-species co-circulation of adenoviruses identified by next generation sequencing during an acute gastroenteritis outbreak in coastal Kenya in 2023 |
| Authors: |
Lambisia, Arnold W; Mutunga, Martin; Katama, Esther N; Agoti, Charles N; Houldcroft, Charlotte J |
| Publisher Information: |
Department of Genetics; //dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofae505; Oxford University Press (OUP) |
| Publication Year: |
2024 |
| Collection: |
Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository |
| Subject Terms: |
32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences; 3202 Clinical Sciences; Infectious Diseases; Pediatric; Biotechnology; Digestive Diseases; Genetics; 2.4 Surveillance and distribution; 3 Good Health and Well Being |
| Description: |
Abstract Background Although seven human adenovirus (HAdV) species are known to exist, only F (types 40 and 41) and G, are identified as diarrhoeal disease agents. The role of other HAdV species in diarrhoeal disease remains unclear and data of their prevalence is limited. We describe HAdV species and types in hospitalised children with diarrhoea in coastal Kenya. Methods 329 stool samples collected between June 2022 and August 2023 from children aged |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/373380; https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.111831 |
| DOI: |
10.17863/CAM.111831 |
| Availability: |
https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/373380; https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.111831 |
| Rights: |
Attribution 4.0 International ; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.B133FEC6 |
| Database: |
BASE |