Norovirus, an RNA virus of the family Caliciviridae, is a human enteric pathogen that causes
substantial morbidity across both health care and community settings. Several factors …

Norovirus (NoV) is an enteric non-enveloped virus which is the leading cause of
gastroenteritis across all age groups. It is responsible for around 200,000 deaths annually …

Noroviruses are genetically diverse RNA viruses associated with acute gastroenteritis in
mammalian hosts. Phylogenetically, they can be segregated into different genogroups as …

We have developed an assay for the detection of Norwalk-like viruses (NLVs) based on
reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) that is highly sensitive to a broad range of NLVs. We …

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Norwalk-like viruses (NLV) are a major causative agent of nonbacterial gastroenteritis.
There are still many NLV strains that are refractory to gene amplification by ordinary reverse …

1. Introduction rman, 1999), only contaminating human viruses have ever been associated
with illness in seafood consum-Two fundamental properties of viruses limit the ers. Viral …

Noroviruses are a leading cause of epidemic and sporadic acute gastroenteritis worldwide.
The development of sensitive molecular diagnostic techniques has revolutionized our …

Abstract Between July 1997 and June 2000, fecal specimens from 284 outbreaks of
nonbacterial gastroenteritis were submitted to the Centers for Disease Control and …

Since virus concentrations in drinking waters are generally below the detection limit, the
infectious risk from drinking water consumption requires assessment from the virus …