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Absence of norovirus contamination in shellfish harvested and commercialized in the Northeast coast of Brazil

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 53 (11), 2020
Norovirus (NoV) is the main cause of gastroenteritis outbreaks worldwide. Although NoV spreads mainly from person to person, it is estimated that a large proportion of NoV outbreaks are caused by foodborne transmission. Bivalve mollusks are one of the most important foods involved in NoV transmission to ...

Gastroenteritis aguda por norovirus en pacientes con atención hospitalaria: estudio transversal

Resumen Introducción: Debido a la disponibilidad de técnicas moleculares en la atención clínica, las gastroenteritis agudas (GEA) por norovirus han retomado importancia como un agente causante de hospitalización. El objetivo de este estudio fue describir las características clínicas y evolutivas...

Gastroenterite aguda associada a variantes do Norovírus GII. 4

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Norovirus (NoV) is an important etiologic agent of acute gastroenteritis and infects individuals of all ages, especially children in Brazil and worldwide. NoV GII.4 was the most prevalent genotype worldwide because of your extensive genetic diversity. In Brazil, especially in the N...

Caliciviruses in hospitalized children, São Luís, Maranhão, 1997-1999: detection of norovirus GII. 12

Braz. j. microbiol; 47 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Gastroenteritis is one of the most common diseases during childhood, with norovirus (NoV) and sapovirus (SaV) being two of its main causes. This study reports for the first time the incidence of these viruses in hospitalized children with and without gastroenteritis in São Luís, Maranhão. A t...