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Molecular epidemiology of oyster-related human noroviruses and their global genetic diversity and temporal-geographical distribution from 1983 to 2014.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Nov 2015
Yu Yongxin, Cai Hui, Hu Linghao, Lei Rongwei, Pan Yingjie, Yan Shuling, Wang Yongjie
Abstract excerpt
Noroviruses (NoVs) are a leading cause of epidemic and sporadic cases of acute gastroenteritis worldwide. Oysters are well recognized as the main vectors of environmentally transmitted NoVs, and disease outbreaks linked to oyster consumption have been commonly observed. Here, to quantify the genetic diversity, temporal distribution, and circulation of oyster-related NoVs on a global scale, 1,077 oyster-related...
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