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Molecular epidemiology of noroviruses in Northern Greece, 2005-2006.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jan 2015
Ifantidou Athina M, Kachrimanidou Melina, Markopoulou Soultana, Kansouzidou Athina, Malisiovas Nikolaos, Papa Anna
Abstract excerpt
Noroviruses (NoVs) are important human pathogens associated with acute viral gastroenteritis worldwide, displaying significant genetic heterogeneity. Genotype GII.4 is responsible for the majority of outbreaks reported to date. A total of 460 faecal samples from sporadic gastroenteritis cases were screened for the presence of NoV RNA. Four additional human samples collected during a waterborne NoV gastroenteritis...
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