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. 1994 Feb;112(1):187–193. doi: 10.1017/s0950268800057551

Prevalence of human astrovirus serotypes in the Oxford region 1976-92, with evidence for two new serotypes.

T W Lee 1, J B Kurtz 1
PMCID: PMC2271495  PMID: 8119358

Abstract

Results of serotyping on 291 astrovirus-positive stools collected between 1976 and 1992 showed that about two-thirds (64.9%) were serotype 1. Infections were more frequent in the fourth quarter of the year and there was a suggestion that during the past 5 years serotype 1 has occurred with greater frequency in alternate years. Evidence is provided for the existence of two new serotypes, 6 and 7.

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