Article
High prevalence of four novel astrovirus genotype species identified from rodents in China.
The Journal of general virology - 1 May 2017
To Kelvin K W, Chan Wan-Mui, Li Kenneth S M, Lam Carol S F, Chen Zhiwei, Tse Herman, Lau Susanna K P, Woo Patrick C Y, Yuen Kwok-Yung
Abstract excerpt
Astroviruses cause gastrointestinal and neurological infections in humans and animals. Since astrovirus is genetically diverse and different astrovirus genotypes can be found in the same animal species, astrovirus is a potential zoonotic threat to humans. In this study, we screened for astroviruses in rodents from Hong Kong, Hunan and Guangxi. Astrovirus was detected in 11.9 % (67/562) of rectal swab specimens....
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