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Molecular epidemiology of human enteric caliciviruses in The Netherlands.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 May 2000
Koopmans M, Vinjé J, de Wit M, Leenen I, van der Poel W, van Duynhoven Y
Abstract excerpt
In The Netherlands, illness due to Norwalk-like viruses (NLVs) of the family Caliciviridae is quite common. NLVs cause >80% of the outbreaks of gastroenteritis reported to municipal public health centers and at least 5% of the cases of gastroenteritis for which a general practitioner is consulted. In addition, up to 18% of community cases of gastroenteritis in the 1998/1999 winter season have been attributed to...
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