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Comparison of norovirus genogroup I, II and IV seroprevalence among children in the Netherlands, 1963, 1983 and 2006.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Sept 2016
van Beek Janko, de Graaf Miranda, Xia Ming, Jiang Xi, Vinjé Jan, Beersma Mathias, de Bruin Erwin, van de Vijver David, Holwerda Melle, van Houten Marlies, Buisman Annemarie M, van Binnendijk Rob, Osterhaus Albert D M E, van der Klis Fiona, Vennema Harry, Koopmans Marion P G
Abstract excerpt
Noroviruses are a major cause of acute gastroenteritis worldwide and are a genetically diverse group of viruses. Since 2002, an increasing number of norovirus outbreaks have been reported globally, but it is not clear whether this increase has been caused by a higher awareness or reflects the emergence of new genogroup II genotype 4 (GII.4) variants. The hypothesis that norovirus prevalence has increased...
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