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Molecular epidemiology of norovirus gastroenteritis outbreaks in New Zealand from 2002-2009.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Sept 2012
Greening Gail E, Hewitt Joanne, Rivera-Aban Malet, Croucher Dawn
Abstract excerpt
Noroviruses are the most common cause of acute non-bacterial gastroenteritis outbreaks worldwide, including New Zealand. New Zealand has a population of 4.4 million, which allows for centralized outbreak surveillance and a Norovirus Reference Laboratory, which facilitates efficient diagnosis, surveillance, and tracking of norovirus outbreaks. Norovirus outbreak strains are identified, sequenced, and compared with...
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