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Noroviruses associated with outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 2004-2011.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Nov 2014
de Andrade Juliana da Silva Ribeiro, Rocha Monica Simões, Carvalho-Costa Felipe Aníbal, Fioretti Julia Monassa, Xavier Maria da Penha Trindade Pinheiro, Nunes Zenaida Maria Alves, Cardoso Jeanice, Fialho Alexandre Madi, Leite José Paulo Gagliardi, Miagostovich Marize Pereira
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BACKGROUND: Acute gastroenteritis norovirus (NoV) in a country of continental dimensions like Brazil has resulted in under-reporting of the number of outbreaks, as well as the genotypes associated. OBJECTIVES: To demonstrate the role of NoV in outbreaks occurring in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil, we determined its prevalence, as well as the genotypes associated, and evaluated clinical and...
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