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Norovirus genotypes causing gastroenteritis outbreaks in Finland 1998-2002.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Nov 2005
Maunula L, Von Bonsdorff C-H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Outbreak investigation methods for enteric viruses were improved in 1990s when gene amplification techniques were established in viral laboratories. OBJECTIVES: The objective of the study was to determine the causative agents for Finnish viral gastroenteritis outbreaks. Our aim was also to further characterise the norovirus strains, reveal the temporal occurrence of norovirus (NV) genotypes and to...
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