Comparable Norovirus Shedding in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Individuals: A Hospital-Based Study in Bangladesh

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2026
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Abstract Background The frequent detection of norovirus in the stool of healthy people may be due to prolonged norovirus shedding after recovery from illness or asymptomatic infections. We describe norovirus shedding patterns in symptomatic and asymptomatic persons in Bangladesh. Methods We enrolled acute gastroenteritis (AGE) cases and non-AGE controls from two hospitals from January–September, 2023. Fecal samples were tested for norovirus by rapid antigen testing and confirmed by real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). Positive persons were retested at days 20, 40, 60, and 120 by RT-qPCR. Shedding duration was calculated as the number of days from enrollment to the midpoint between the last norovirus-positive and first norovirus-negative specimens. Cycle threshold (Ct)-values served as an inverse proxy for the viral load. Results Among 16 persons confirmed infected with norovirus (11/32 AGE cases; 5/28 non-AGE controls), a total of 74 stool samples were collected from enrollment through follow-up, of which 28 (38%) were norovirus positive. Of these, 20 (71%) were typed as GII.4 Sydney[P16], 1 as GII.3[P16], and 7 as GII untypeable. The median duration of norovirus shedding was similar between AGE cases (10 days, interquartile range [IQR]: 9.5–29 days) and non-AGE controls (9.5 days, IQR: 9.5–49 days). Norovirus Ct-values varied substantially between persons and overlapped significantly among AGE cases and non-AGE controls. Conclusions The quantity and duration of norovirus shedding was similar between AGE cases and asymptomatic controls, complicating the attribution of norovirus infection to AGE in Bangladesh. Larger longitudinal studies would more accurately characterize norovirus shedding in resource-limited settings.
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Authors Sharmeen Akhter Urmi, Adiba Hassan, Farzana Fariha, Shahreen Rahman, Probir Kumar Ghosh, Md Mahfuzur Rahman, Faruq Abdulla, Zarin Abdullah, Rashi Gautam, Mohammad Enayet Hossain, Sayera Banu, Jan Vinjé, Sara Mirza, Mustafizur Rahman, Umesh D. Parashar, Syed Moinuddin Satter, Paul A. Gastañaduy
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Journal Open forum infectious diseases
Year 2026
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10.1093/ofid/ofag658
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https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofag658
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