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First report of norovirus sequences isolated from raccoon dogs in mainland China.
Virus research - 1 Nov 2021
Li Jing, Liu Wenli, Tian Fengjuan, Tu Qihang, Xia Xuerui, Liu Changhao, Zhang Shuyan, Ren Huiying, Tong Yigang
Abstract excerpt
Noroviruses can infect humans and a wide variety of other mammalian hosts, causing varying degrees of diarrhea. In this study, two novel norovirus genomes were identified for the first time in farmed raccoon dogs, designated as raccoon dog noroviruses BUCT-K1 and BUCT-K4. Neither the farmers nor the raccoon dogs had symptoms (e.g., diarrhea) at the time of sample collection. We collected 14 stool samples from two...
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