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Genetic diversity of noroviruses in Brazil.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Dec 2011
Fioretti Julia Monassa, Ferreira Mônica Simões Rocha, Victoria Matias, Vieira Carmen Baur, Xavier Maria da Penha Trindade Pinheiro, Leite José Paulo Gagliardi, Miagostovich Marize Pereira
Abstract excerpt
Norovirus (NoV) infections are a major cause of acute gastroenteritis outbreaks around the world. In Brazil, the surveillance system for acute diarrhoea does not include the diagnosis of NoV, precluding the ability to assess its impact on public health. The present study assessed the circulation of NoV genotypes in different Brazilian states by partial nucleotide sequencing analysis of the genomic region coding...
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