• Diversity of Rotavirus Strains in Children; Results From a Community-Based Study in Nepal 

      Shrestha, Jasmin; Shrestha, Sanjaya; Strand, Tor Arne; Dudman, Susanne Gjeruldsen; Dembinski, Jennifer Lynn; Vikse, Rose; Andreassen, Åshild Kristine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Objective: The objectives of this study were to describe the incidence and genetic diversity of Rotavirus (RV) infection among children up to 3 years of age in a community in Nepal. Methods: We investigated community-acquired ...
    • Etiology of Acute Diarrheal Disease and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern in Children Younger Than 5 Years Old in Nepal 

      Shrestha, Sanjaya; Shrestha, Jasmin; Mason, Carl J.; Sornsakrin, Siriporn; Dhakhwa, Jyoti Ratna; Shrestha, Bhola Ram; Sakha, Bina; Rana, Jid Chani; Srijan, Apichai; Serichantalergs, Oralak; Sethabutr, Orntipa; Demons, Samandra; Bodhidatta, Ladaporn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Diarrhea is a common cause of morbidity and mortality among children younger than 5 years in developing countries. Children from 3 to 60 months of age were recruited from two hospitals in Nepal— Bharatpur Hospital, Bharatpur, ...
    • Genetic diversity of astrovirus in children from a birth cohort in Nepal 

      Shrestha, Sanjaya Kumar; Shrestha, Jasmin; Andreassen, Åshild Kristine; Strand, Tor A; Dudman, Susanne Gjeruldsen; Dembinski, Jennifer Lynn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Objective: This study describes the types of Human astroviruses detected in stool samples collected from a birth cohort of children in Nepal. Methods: Using a commercial kit (ProSpecT), a total of 5,224 diarrheal and ...
    • The Molecular Epidemiology of Enterovirus in a Birth Cohort in Nepal 

      Shrestha, Sanjaya K.; Shrestha, Jasmin; Strand, Tor A.; Numanovic, Sanela; Andreassen, Åshild Kristine; Dembinski, Jennifer Lynn; Vikse, Rose; Dudman, Susanne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) has a major impact on morbidity and mortality worldwide. The viral aetiology of diarrhoeal diseases may remain unknown due to limited diagnostic facilities. Non-polio enteroviruses (NPEVs) are ...