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Rapid emergence of novel GII.4 sub-lineages noroviruses associated with outbreaks in Huzhou, China, 2008-2012.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Ji Lei, Wu Xiaofang, Yao Wenting, Chen Liping, Xu Deshun, Shen Yuehua, Shen Jiayu, Han Jiankang
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Infection caused by noroviruses (NoVs) is one of the most important causes of acute gastroenteritis in humans worldwide. To gain insight into the epidemiology of and genetic variation in NoV strains, stool samples collected from 18 outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis in Huzhou, China, between January 2008 and December 2012 were analyzed. Samples were tested for NoVs by real-time RT-PCR. Partial sequences of the...
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