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Acute Gastroenteritis Genetics

Reports from Research Institute of Public Health add new data to research in acute gastroenteritis genetics

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, October 25th, 2009

Current study results from the report, 'Molecular characterization of hepatitis A virus isolated from acute gastroenteritis patients in the Seoul region of Korea,' have been published. According to recent research from Seoul, Korea, "Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is a major public health problem throughout the world. As a result of declining HAV endemic in Korea, an increasing number of children and adolescents have become susceptible to HAV infection."

"HAV is related with sanitation conditions of the environment and is transmitted via the fecal-oral route, either through person-to-person contact or by contaminated water and food. The present study has been carried out to...

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