Article
Molecular epidemiology of norovirus associated with gastroenteritis and emergence of norovirus GII.4 variant 2012 in Japanese pediatric patients.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Apr 2014
Thongprachum Aksara, Chan-it Wisoot, Khamrin Pattara, Saparpakorn Patchreenart, Okitsu Shoko, Takanashi Sayaka, Mizuguchi Masashi, Hayakawa Satoshi, Maneekarn Niwat, Ushijima Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
In late 2012, an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis due to norovirus variant Sydney_2012 occurred and have been reported from many counties. In this study, we described surveillance study of the incidence of norovirus infections among Japanese pediatric patients in association with gastroenteritis and investigated the antigenic change of the new variant Sydney_2012 circulated in Japanese populations. A total of...
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