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Norovirus genotype profiles associated with foodborne transmission, 1999-2012.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Apr 2015
Verhoef Linda, Hewitt Joanne, Barclay Leslie, Ahmed Sharia M, Lake Rob, Hall Aron J, Lopman Ben, Kroneman Annelies, Vennema Harry, Vinjé Jan, Koopmans Marion
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Worldwide, noroviruses are a leading cause of gastroenteritis. They can be transmitted from person to person directly or indirectly through contaminated food, water, or environments. To estimate the proportion of foodborne infections caused by noroviruses on a global scale, we used norovirus transmission and genotyping information from multiple international outbreak surveillance systems (Noronet, CaliciNet,...
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