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

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 aged less than or equal to eight years in Rio Branco, state of Acre, northern Brazil, during July-September 2012.

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Main Authors: Silva,Luciana Damascena da, Rodrigues,Evandro Leite, Lucena,Maria Silvia Sousa de, Lima,Ian Carlos Gomes de, Oliveira,Darleise de Sousa, Soares,Luana Silva, Mascarenhas,Joana D'Arc Pereira, Linhares,Alexandre da Costa, Gabbay,Yvone Benchimol
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2013
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762013000801068
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