Detection of the pandemic norovirus variant GII.4 Sydney 2012 in Rio Branco, state of Acre, northern Brazil

Noroviruses (NoVs) are important cause of gastroenteritis in humans worldwide. Genotype GII.4 is responsible for the majority of outbreaks reported to date. This study describes, for the first time in Brazil, the circulation of NoV GII.4 variant Sydney 2012 in faecal samples collected from children...

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Autores principales: da Silva, Luciana Damascena, Rodrigues, Evandro Leite, de Lucena, Maria Silvia Sousa, de Lima, Ian Carlos Gomes, Oliveira, Darleise de Sousa, Soares, Luana Silva, Mascarenhas, Joana D'Arc Pereira, Linhares, Alexandre da Costa, Gabbay, Yvone Benchimol
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 2013
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Short Communications
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4005546/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24141954
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-0276130293
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Sumario:Noroviruses (NoVs) are important cause of gastroenteritis in humans worldwide. Genotype GII.4 is responsible for the majority of outbreaks reported to date. This study describes, for the first time in Brazil, the circulation of NoV GII.4 variant Sydney 2012 in faecal samples collected from children aged less than or equal to eight years in Rio Branco, state of Acre, northern Brazil, during July-September 2012.

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