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Frequent detection of noroviruses and sapoviruses in swine and high genetic diversity of porcine sapovirus in Japan during Fiscal Year 2008.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Apr 2010
Nakamura Kazuya, Saga Yumiko, Iwai Masae, Obara Mayumi, Horimoto Eiji, Hasegawa Sumiyo, Kurata Takeshi, Okumura Hiraku, Nagoshi Masataka, Takizawa Takenori
Abstract excerpt
A molecular biological survey on porcine norovirus (NoV) and sapovirus (SaV) was conducted in Toyama Prefecture, Japan, during fiscal year 2008. Both NoV and SaV were detected from swine fecal samples throughout the surveillance period, indicating that these viruses were circulating in this region. NoV strains detected in this study belonged to three genotypes that are known as typical swine NoVs. Although human...
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