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

作者：da Silva Luciana Damascena^*; Rodrigues Evandro Leite; Sousa de Lucena Maria Silvia; Gomes de Lima Ian Carlos; Oliveira Darleise de Sousa; Soares Luana Silva; Pereira Mascarenhas Joana D'Arc; Linhares Alexandre da Costa; Gabbay Yvone Benchimol

来源：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2013, 108(8): 1068-1070.

DOI：10.1590/0074-0276130293

• norovirus
• gastroenteritis
• GII.4 variant

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.

• 出版日期2013-12