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human astrovirus gastroenteritis in children, madagascar, 2004-2005.

we report data regarding the molecular epidemiology of human astrovirus (hastv) infections among children in madagascar. in a 13-month study, 5 hastv isolates were detected in fecal samples from 237 children (2.1%) by reverse transcription-pcr. phylogenetic analysis showed the cocirculation of usual and unusual hastvs.