Article
RNA populations in immunocompromised patients as reservoirs for novel norovirus variants.
Journal of virology - 1 Dec 2014
Vega Everardo, Donaldson Eric, Huynh Jeremy, Barclay Leslie, Lopman Ben, Baric Ralph, Chen Luke F, Vinjé Jan
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Noroviruses are the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis outbreaks worldwide. The majority of norovirus outbreaks are caused by genogroup II.4 (GII.4). Novel GII.4 strains emerge every 2 to 4 years and replace older variants as the dominant norovirus. Novel variants emerge through a combination of recombination, genetic drift, and selection driven by population immunity, but the exact mechanism of...
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