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. 2004 Mar 25;66(6):1001–1007. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(79)90457-1

Epidemic viral gastroenteritis☆

Mary Kolb Estes 1,1, David Yates Graham 1,∗,1
PMCID: PMC7173108  PMID: 222141

Abstract

Epidemic viral gastroenteritis is a significant world wide problem. In developed countries, gastroenteritis accounts for significant morbidity and loss of time from work; in the Third World it is the leading cause of mortality among infants and children. Recent technologic advances have been associated with an explosion of research activity. Two virus groups, the Norwalk-like agents and the rotaviruses, are currently accepted as causative agents of viral gastroenteritis in man. The problem of viral gastroenteritis is reviewed both from a current and a historic perspective.

Footnotes

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This study was supported in part by a grant from Vick Divisions Research and Development, Mount Vernon, New York.

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