Characterization of a Genogroup I Sapovirus Isolated from Chimpanzees in the Republic of Congo

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Norovirus and sapovirus infections in Thailand.

Stool specimens collected between November 2002 and April 2003 from hospitalized infants with acute gastroenteritis from four distinct geographical regions in Thailand were examined for norovirus (NoV) and sapovirus (SaV) by reverse transcription-PCR and sequence analysis. Of the 80 specimens examined, we identified 11 NoV and 9 SaV single infections, and 3 NoV/SaV mixed infections. The majorit...

Prevalence of sapovirus infection among infant and adult patients with acute gastroenteritis in Tehran, Iran

AIM This study investigated the prevalence of sapovirus infections in patient with acute gastroenteritis in Tehran, Iran. BACKGROUND Sapovirus, a member of the family Caliciviridae is one of the major causative agents of viral gastroenteritis affecting both children and adult individuals. There isn't enough data about prevalence and genotypes of sapovirus infection in Tehran, the capital city...

Repeated examination of natural sapovirus infections in pig litters raised under experimental conditions

BACKGROUND Porcine sapovirus, belonging to the family Caliciviridae, is an enteric virus that is widespread in the swine industry worldwide. A total of 14 sapovirus genogroups have been suggested and the most commonly found genogroup in swine is genogroup III (GIII). The goal of the present experiment was to examine the presence of sapovirus in 51 naturally infected pigs at two different time p...

G8 rotavirus strains isolated in the Democratic Republic of Congo belong to the DS-1-like genogroup.

Several G8P[6] and G8P[8] rotavirus strains were isolated from hospitalized patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2003. To investigate their overall genomic relatedness and to determine to which genogroup they belonged, the complete genomes of strains DRC88 (G8P[8]) and DRC86 (G8P[6]) were determined. Genomic comparison of these two African G8 strains revealed that 10 out of their 11 ...