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Molecular detection of norovirus in sheep and pigs in New Zealand farms.
Veterinary microbiology - 1 Jan 2009
Wolf Sandro, Williamson Wendy, Hewitt Joanne, Lin Susan, Rivera-Aban Malet, Ball Andrew, Scholes Paula, Savill Marion, Greening Gail E
Abstract excerpt
Human norovirus (NoV) is reportedly the major cause of non-bacterial gastroenteritis outbreaks worldwide and is commonly associated with water- and food-borne transmission via the faecal-oral route. Aside from humans, norovirus has been detected in pigs, cattle and mice. The close relatedness of some human and animal noroviruses has raised concerns about potential zoonotic transmission. Our laboratory recently...
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