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Norovirus Epidemiology and Genetic Diversity in Leipzig, Germany during 2013-2017.
Viruses - 29 Sept 2021
Ennuschat Nora, Härtel Sabine, Pietsch Corinna, Liebert Uwe G
Abstract excerpt
Globally and in all age groups, noroviruses are a main cause of gastroenteritis. To assess their local epidemiology and genetic diversity, stool samples of 7509 inpatients with gastrointestinal complaints from all age groups were analyzed. After detection of norovirus genogroup I and II RNA by real-time RT-PCR, viral capsids were genotyped by partial nucleic acid sequencing. In the case of GII.2 strains,...
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