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Genetic analysis of noroviruses in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, between 1999 and 2004.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Sept 2005
Okada Mineyuki, Ogawa Tomoko, Kaiho Ikuo, Shinozaki Kuniko
Abstract excerpt
Noroviruses (NVs) are common pathogens that consist of genetically divergent viruses that induce gastroenteritis in humans and animals. Between September 1999 and June 2004, 1,898 samples obtained from patients showing sporadic or outbreak gastroenteritis in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, were tested for NVs by reverse transcription-PCR. NVs were detected in 603 samples. Approximately 80% were positive for genogroup...
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