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Environmental surveillance of norovirus in Argentina revealed distinct viral diversity patterns, seasonality and spatio-temporal diffusion processes.
The Science of the total environment - 15 Oct 2012
Fernández María D Blanco, Torres Carolina, Poma Hugo R, Riviello-López Gabriela, Martínez Laura C, Cisterna Daniel M, Rajal Verónica B, Nates Silvia V, Mbayed Viviana A
Abstract excerpt
Norovirus (NoV) contamination was evaluated in five rivers of Argentina between 2005 and 2011. NoV was present in all sampled rivers, with distinct NoV patterns in waters impacted by different-sized communities. In rivers affected by medium-sized populations (Salta and Córdoba cities) only one or two genotypes were present, GII.4 being the main one, with winter seasonality. In contrast, in the much more heavily...
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