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Epidemiological dynamics of norovirus GII.4 variant New Orleans 2009.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Sept 2015
Medici Maria Cristina, Tummolo Fabio, Grazia Simona De, Calderaro Adriana, Conto Flora De, Terio Valentina, Chironna Maria, Bonura Floriana, Pucci Marzia, Bányai Kristián, Martella Vito, Giammanco Giovanni Maurizio
Abstract excerpt
Norovirus (NoV) is one of the major causes of diarrhoeal disease with epidemic, outbreak and sporadic patterns in humans of all ages worldwide. NoVs of genotype GII.4 cause nearly 80-90 % of all NoV infections in humans. Periodically, some GII.4 strains become predominant, generating major pandemic variants. Retrospective analysis of the GII.4 NoV strains detected in Italy between 2007 and 2013 indicated that the...
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