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Molecular epidemiology of norovirus GII.4 variants in children under 5 years with sporadic acute gastroenteritis in South Korea during 2006-2013.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Nov 2014
Cho Han-Gil, Lee Sung-Geun, Kim Ju-Eun, Yu Kyeong-Sin, Lee Deog-Yong, Park Po-Hyun, Yoon Mi-Hye, Jho Eek-Hoon, Kim Jaehong, Paik Soon-Young
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The global emergence of norovirus (NoV) GII.4 variants has raised public concerns in the world including South Korea since 1996. OBJECTIVE: We analyzed seasonality and genotypic pattern for sporadic cases by norovirus GII-4 variants. STUDY DESIGN: To determine the epidemic status of GII.4 variants in South Korea during 2006-2013, 7301 fecal specimens were collected from children who were younger than...
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