Of the nine cases, seven gave a history typical of acute gastro-enteritis; one had enteritis only, and the last patient, who was investigated for reasons not relevant to the present paper, was a symptomless excretor of the organism. The patients with gastroenteritis complained of sudden onset of the disease with headache, abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhoea, and all showed some rise in temp...

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Rotaviruses are members of the Reoviridae family and are recognized as important causative agents of acute gastro-enteritis. The genomes of rotaviruses consist of 11 segments of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) enclosed in double-shelled particles. Rotaviruses are classified into at least seven groups (groups A-G) on the basis of their dsRNA electropherotypes and a common group antigen on the inner ...

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This paper presents the results of a measurement study of the T1 NSFNET backbone. We rst discuss the measurement environment and approach to data collection. We then present measurements results for: long-term growth in traac volume, including attribu-tion to domains and protocols; trend in average packet size on the network, both over long and medium term intervals; most popular sources, desti...