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Molecular detection and genetic diversity of norovirus genogroup IV: a yearlong monitoring of sewage throughout Italy.
Archives of virology - 1 Apr 2010
La Rosa Giuseppina, Iaconelli Marcello, Pourshaban Manoochehr, Fratini Marta, Muscillo Michele
Abstract excerpt
Noroviruses cause acute viral gastroenteritis worldwide. They are classified in five genogroups, of which GI, GII, and GIV infect humans. Little information is available on the prevalence and clinical effects of GIV noroviruses. We conducted a large-scale molecular-epidemiological investigation, a yearlong monitoring of 11 wastewater treatment plants throughout Italy, with the aim of studying the circulation of...
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