Norovirus GII.4 antibodies in the Portuguese population.
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INTRODUCTION Norovirus GII.4 is the leading cause of outbreaks of acute and sporadic acute gastroenteritis worldwide. Information on the prevalence of norovirus in Portugal is scarce or null. METHODOLOGY We used a GII.4 norovirus virus-like particle-based enzyme immune assay to measure the seropositivity rate of GII.4 norovirus. RESULTS A total of 342 (70%) out of 473 serum samples tested positive for anti-GII.4 norovirus IgG. No statistically significant differences were found between regions, sex and age groups. CONCLUSION Norovirus GII.4 infections are frequent in Portugal.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of infection in developing countries
دوره 8 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014