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Characterisation of a household norovirus outbreak occurred in Valencia (Spain).
BMC infectious diseases - 12 Mar 2016
Carmona-Vicente Noelia, Fernández-Jiménez Manuel, Vila-Vicent Susana, Rodríguez-Díaz Jesús, Buesa Javier
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BACKGROUND: Human noroviruses (NoVs) are the main cause of non-bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide. Several studies have linked human susceptibility to NoVs with the expression of histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs). In January 2012, a NoV gastroenteritis outbreak affected a household in Valencia, Spain, and the personal susceptibility to NoV was investigated. METHODS: To reach this aim 8 members of the affected...
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