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Mutation in a Lordsdale norovirus epidemic strain as a potential indicator of transmission routes.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Sept 2004
Dingle Kate E
Abstract excerpt
An increase in norovirus outbreaks was reported internationally during 2002 and 2003 and was also observed in Oxfordshire (United Kingdom) hospitals. To understand their epidemiological relationships, viruses from 22 outbreaks (15 from one hospital) were subjected to nucleotide sequencing. The 3'-terminal 3,255 nt or complete genomes were determined for 49 viruses. All outbreaks were caused by a genogroup II...
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