Article
Detection and genetic characterization of the emergent GII.17_2014 norovirus genotype among children with gastroenteritis from Northern Brazil.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2017
Silva Luciana Damascena da, Bandeira Renato da Silva, Junior Edivaldo Costa Sousa, Lima Ian Carlos Gomes de, da Penha Júnior Edvaldo Tavares, Teixeira Dielle Monteiro, Siqueira Jones Anderson Monteiro, Resque Hugo Reis, de Abreu Campos Erika Maria Nogueira, Justino Maria Cleonice Aguiar, Linhares Alexandre Costa, Gabbay Yvone Benchimol
Abstract excerpt
Norovirus is the most important cause of viral gastroenteritis outbreaks worldwide. Recently, a novel GII.17 norovirus variant emerged and caused epidemics in Asian countries, replacing the GII.4 Sydney 2012 strain in hospitalized cases. In this study we describe the emergence of this novel NoV GII.17_2014 strain in Brazil.
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