Human Noroviruses in Swine and Cattle

Human noroviruses are the predominant cause of foodborne gastroenteritis worldwide. Strains of norovirus also exist that are uniquely associated with animals; their contribution to the incidence of human illness remains unclear. We tested animal fecal samples and identified GIII (bovine), GII.18 (sw...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mattison, Kirsten, Shukla, Anu, Cook, Angela, Pollari, Frank, Friendship, Robert, Kelton, David, Bidawid, Sabah, Farber, Jeffrey M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2828081/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17953089
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1308.070005
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Sumario:Human noroviruses are the predominant cause of foodborne gastroenteritis worldwide. Strains of norovirus also exist that are uniquely associated with animals; their contribution to the incidence of human illness remains unclear. We tested animal fecal samples and identified GIII (bovine), GII.18 (swine), and GII.4 (human) norovirus sequences, demonstrating for the first time, to our knowledge, that GII.4-like strains can be present in livestock. In addition, we detected GII.4-like noroviral RNA from a retail meat sample. This finding highlights a possible route for indirect zoonotic transmission of noroviruses through the food chain.

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