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Epidemiological and molecular surveillance of norovirus in the Brazilian Amazon: description of recombinant genotypes and improvement of evolutionary analysis.
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo - 1 Jan 2024
Costa Jonaia Novaes da, Siqueira Jones Anderson Monteiro, Teixeira Dielle Monteiro, Lobo Patrícia Dos Santos, Guerra Sylvia de Fátima Dos Santos, Souza Isadora Monteiro, Cardoso Bruna Trindade Moreira, Farias Luana Silva Soares, Resque Hugo Reis, Gabbay Yvone Benchimol, Silva Luciana Damascena da
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Noroviruses are highly infectious, genetically diverse viruses. Global outbreaks occur frequently, making molecular surveillance important for infection monitoring. This cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to monitor cases of norovirus gastroenteritis in the Brazilian Amazon. Fecal samples were tested by immunoenzymatic assay, RT-PCR and genetic sequencing for the ORF1/ORF2 and protease regions. Bayesian...
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