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Molecular analysis of norovirus in specimens from children enrolled in a 1982-1986 study in Belém, Brazil: A community-based longitudinal study.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Sept 2017
Siqueira Jones Anderson Monteiro, Sousa Júnior Edivaldo Costa, Linhares Alexandre da Costa, Gabbay Yvone Benchimol
Abstract excerpt
Fecal specimens were collected during a longitudinal, community-based study in the city of Belém, North Brazil, that was conducted over 3 years (October 1982 to March 1986), in which 20 children were included from birth to 3 years of age. A total of 229 fecal samples were screened by real time RT-PCR targeting the junction region (ORF 1/2) of the norovirus (NoV) genome. NoV-positive samples were subjected to PCR...
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