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Norovirus strains in patients with acute gastroenteritis in rural and low-income urban areas in northern Brazil.
Archives of virology - 1 Mar 2021
Tinker Rory J, da Costa Antonio Charlys, Tahmasebi Roozbeh, Milagres Flavio Augusto de Pádua, Dos Santos Morais Vanessa, Pandey Ramendra Pati, José-Abrego Alexis, Brustulin Rafael, Rodrigues Teles Maria da Aparecida, Cunha Mariana Sequetin, Araújo Emerson Luiz Lima, Gómez Mariela Martínez, Deng Xutao, Delwart Eric, Sabino Ester Cerdeira, Leal Elcio, Luchs Adriana
Abstract excerpt
From 2010-2016, a total of 251 stool samples were screened for norovirus using next-generation sequencing (NGS) followed by phylogenetic analysis to investigate the genotypic diversity of noroviruses in rural and low-income urban areas in northern Brazil. Norovirus infection was detected in 19.9% (50/251) of the samples. Eight different genotypes were identified: GII.4_Sydney[P31] (64%, 32/50), GII.6[P7] (14%,...
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