Abstract
Between March and May 2004, a GII.2 genotype norovirus strain caused an epidemic of acute gastroenteritis in Osaka, Japan. Phylogenetic analysis showed that this strain was distinct from all other GII.2 strains detected in Osaka City between April 1996 and March 2005.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Caliciviridae Infections / epidemiology*
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Caliciviridae Infections / virology
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Child
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Disease Outbreaks
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Gastroenteritis / epidemiology*
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Gastroenteritis / virology
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Genotype
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Humans
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Japan / epidemiology
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Molecular Epidemiology
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Norovirus / classification*
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Norovirus / genetics
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Norovirus / isolation & purification*
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Phylogeny
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RNA, Viral / genetics
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Sequence Homology
Associated data
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GENBANK/AB089882
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GENBANK/AB279553
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GENBANK/AB279576