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Molecular epidemiology of genogroup II-genotype 4 noroviruses in the United States between 1994 and 2006.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jan 2010
Zheng Du-Ping, Widdowson Marc-Alain, Glass Roger I, Vinjé Jan
Abstract excerpt
Human noroviruses (NoVs) of genogroup II, genotype 4 (GII.4) are the most common strains detected in outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis worldwide. To gain insight into the epidemiology and genetic variation of GII.4 strains, we analyzed 773 NoV outbreaks reported to the CDC from 1994 to 2006. Of these NoV outbreaks, 629 (81.4%) were caused by GII viruses and 342 (44.2%) were caused by GII.4 strains. The...
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