New virus linked to gastro in kids.

Australian Doctor,  March, 2007  

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By Helen Carter

A NEWLY identified human parvovirus might be the third-biggest cause of gastroenteritis in children, an Australian study suggests.

Human bocavirus (HBoV) was previously shown to be strongly associated with acute respiratory infection of children, said the director of infectious diseases and clinical microbiologist at the Royal Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Associate Professor Michael Nissen.

But Queensland researchers have found an association with gastroenteritis, detecting bocavirus in the stools of almost one in 10 children under six years and 13% of ...

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