2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The prevalence of asymptomatic norovirus infection among adults in Japan: Large scale prospective cross-sectional survey
Project/Area Number |
16K19261
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Epidemiology and preventive medicine
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Research Institution | St. Luke's International University |
Principal Investigator |
KOBAYASHI Daiki 聖路加国際大学, 専門職公衆衛生大学院, 講師 (30769617)
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Research Collaborator |
YOKOTA Kyoko
SAITO Mayuko
OSHITANI Hitoshi
HEIKE Yuji
UYAMA Shizuka
KATAKURA Kanae
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Project Period (FY) |
2016-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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Keywords | ノロウイルス / 不顕性感染 / 大規模調査 / 健常者 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study is a large scale survey which evaluated the prevalence of asymptomatic norovirus infection among healthy adult. We included 4,536 participant, where 105 (2.3%) were positive for genotype I norovirus and 116 (2.6%) were positive for negotype II norovirus. The prevalences for positive result of genotype I norovirus were similar over month or age group.
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Free Research Field |
疫学
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