Genetic susceptibility to human norovirus infection: an update

J Nordgren, L Svensson - Viruses, 2019 - mdpi.com
Noroviruses are the most common etiological agent of acute gastroenteritis worldwide.
Despite their high infectivity, a subpopulation of individuals is resistant to infection and …

Progress in understanding norovirus epidemiology

M Koopmans - Current opinion in infectious diseases, 2008 - journals.lww.com
The data described show that the success of noroviruses is determined by an intricate
interplay between virus evolution and susceptibility of the host, both genetically and …

Emergence of a novel GII. 17 norovirus–End of the GII. 4 era?

M de Graaf, J van Beek, H Vennema… - …, 2015 - eurosurveillance.org
In the winter of 2014/15 a novel GII. P17-GII. 17 norovirus strain (GII. 17 Kawasaki 2014)
emerged, as a major cause of gastroenteritis outbreaks in China and Japan. Since their …

Evolutionary dynamics of GII. 4 noroviruses over a 34-year period

K Bok, EJ Abente, M Realpe-Quintero, T Mitra… - Journal of …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
Noroviruses are a major cause of epidemic gastroenteritis in children and adults, and GII. 4
has been the predominant genotype since its first documented occurrence in 1987. This …

Predominance of norovirus and sapovirus in Nicaragua after implementation of universal rotavirus vaccination

F Bucardo, Y Reyes, L Svensson, J Nordgren - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Despite significant reduction of rotavirus (RV) infections following
implementation of RotaTeq vaccination in Nicaragua, a large burden of patients with …

Prevalence of norovirus and factors influencing virus concentrations during one year in a full-scale wastewater treatment plant

J Nordgren, A Matussek, A Mattsson, L Svensson… - Water research, 2009 - Elsevier
Norovirus (NoV) is a leading cause of acute gastroenteritis and is often spread via
wastewater contamination. Little is known about how the wastewater treatment process …

Etiology of childhood diarrhea after rotavirus vaccine introduction: a prospective, population-based study in Nicaragua

S Becker-Dreps, F Bucardo, S Vilchez… - The Pediatric …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: Nicaragua was the first developing nation to implement routine immunization
with the pentavalent rotavirus vaccine (RV5). In this RV5-immunized population …

Host genetic factors affect susceptibility to norovirus infections in Burkina Faso

J Nordgren, LW Nitiema, D Ouermi, J Simpore… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Norovirus (NoV) constitutes the second most common viral pathogen causing pediatric
diarrhea after rotavirus. In Africa, diarrhea is a major health problem in children, and yet few …

[HTML][HTML] Burden of rotavirus and other enteropathogens among children with diarrhea in Burkina Faso

LW Nitiema, J Nordgren, D Ouermi, D Dianou… - International Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: There is limited information available regarding the etiology of gastrointestinal
infections in Burkina Faso. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and …

[HTML][HTML] Norovirus gastroenteritis outbreak with a secretor-independent susceptibility pattern, Sweden

J Nordgren, E Kindberg, PE Lindgren… - Emerging infectious …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Norovirus (NoV) is recognized as the commonest cause of acute gastroenteritis among
adults. Susceptibility to disease has been associated with histo-blood group antigens and …