Article
Human norovirus infection in Latin America.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 May 2016
da Silva Poló Tatiane, Peiró Juliana R, Mendes Luiz Cláudio Nogueira, Ludwig Louisa F, de Oliveira-Filho Edmilson F, Bucardo Filemon, Huynen Pascale, Melin Pierrette, Thiry Etienne, Mauroy Axel
Abstract excerpt
Noroviruses are important enteric pathogens involved in non-bacterial gastroenteritis outbreaks worldwide. Noroviruses mainly occur from person to person via the fecal-oral route but also through contaminated food or water; indirect contamination is also possible due to the resistance of the virus in the environment. Latin American countries as a whole cover a vast North-to-South range, which is highly...
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