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Noroviruses: The leading cause of gastroenteritis worldwide.
Discovery medicine - 1 Jul 2010
Koo Hoonmo L, Ajami Nadim, Atmar Robert L, DuPont Herbert L
Abstract excerpt
Noroviruses are the leading cause of foodborne disease outbreaks worldwide, and may soon eclipse rotaviruses as the most common cause of severe pediatric gastroenteritis, as the use of rotavirus vaccines becomes more widespread. Genetic mutations and recombinations contribute to the broad heterogeneity of noroviruses and the emergence of new epidemic strains. Although typically a self-limited disease, norovirus...
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