EPIDEMIOLOGY OF MEXICO VIRUS, A SMALL ROUND-STRUCTURED VIRUS IN YORKSHIRE, UNITED-KINGDOM, BETWEEN JANUARY 1992 AND MARCH 1995

Authors
LEWIS DC HALE A JIANG X EGLIN R BROWN DWG
Citation
Dc. Lewis et al., EPIDEMIOLOGY OF MEXICO VIRUS, A SMALL ROUND-STRUCTURED VIRUS IN YORKSHIRE, UNITED-KINGDOM, BETWEEN JANUARY 1992 AND MARCH 1995, The Journal of infectious diseases, 175(4), 1997, pp. 951-954
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
The Journal of infectious diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
00221899
Volume
175
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
951 - 954
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-1899(1997)175:4<951:EOMVAS>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
The epidemiology of the small round-structured virus, Mexico virus (Mx V), was investigated in North and West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, betw een January 1992 and March 1995 using a type-specific antigen ELISA, T he results indicate that an epidemic of MxV occurred during the winter of 1993-1994, when this strain was associated with 45 of 99 outbreaks and sporadic childhood cases of gastroenteritis. Only 4 MxV-like isol ates were found during the 1992-1993 winter season and none in the 199 4-1995 season. This descriptive epidemiologic study suggests that MxV has an epidemic pattern of infection.