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Sequential evolution of genotype GII.4 norovirus variants causing gastroenteritis outbreaks from 2001 to 2006 in Eastern Spain.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jul 2008
Buesa Javier, Montava Rebeca, Abu-Mallouh Reem, Fos Marta, Ribes Juan M, Bartolomé Rosa, Vanaclocha Herme, Torner Núria, Domínguez Angela
Abstract excerpt
Noroviruses are the most common cause of outbreaks of viral gastroenteritis worldwide. Norovirus outbreaks were surveyed in Catalonia and the region of Valencia (Eastern Spain) between January 2001 and December 2006 as part of the European Union funded network "Food-borne viruses in Europe". During this time the etiology and epidemiological features of 194 outbreaks of acute non-bacterial gastroenteritis were...
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