Emergence of a new norovirus GII.6 variant in Japan, 2008-2009

• Main Authors: Chan-It W., Thongprachum A., Khamrin P., Kobayashi M., Okitsu S., Mizuguchi M., Ushijima H.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84861004174&partnerID=40&md5=3f07d09071655822e1bc8c05b60de04c; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22585727; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3823
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Norovirus (NoV) is recognized as one of the most common causative agents of diarrhea disease in young children. A total of 187 fecal specimens collected from non-hospitalized children with acute gastroenteritis in Shizuoka, Japan during July 2008 to June 2009 were investigated for the presence of di...