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New Norovirus Strains Account for Epidemics

Neil M. Ampel

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Norovirus (NoV) is the most important cause of acute gastroenteritis worldwide. Outbreaks occur frequently in closed environments such as nursing homes and cruise ships, and transmission is via several routes, including person-to-person spread and consumption of contaminated food. NoV consists of five genogroups; three of them (GI, GII, and GIV) are associated with human disease, and one (GII) has accounted for all global …

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Key concepts: Norovirus, Outbreak, Transmission (telecommunications), Contaminated food, Environmental health, Virology, Medicine, Disease