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Detection and genetic characterization of norovirus in environmental water samples in Thailand.
The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health - 1 Mar 2012
Kittigul Leera, Panjangampatthana Apinya, Pombubpa Kannika, Taweekate Yuthana, Pungchitton Supornwit, Diraphat Pornphan, Siripanichgon Kanokrat
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to detect and characterize noroviruses (NoVs) in environmental water samples. One hundred and fourteen water samples were collected from a river and irrigation canals in central Thailand during 2006-2007. NoVs were detected by RT-nested PCR in 13% of the samples. The river samples (22%) contained NoVs at a higher frequency than the irrigation canal samples (4%). Among the 15 NoV-positive...
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