Norovirus diversity in diarrheic children from an African-descendant settlement in Belém, Northern Brazil.

Norovirus (NoV), sapovirus (SaV) and human astrovirus (HAstV) are viral pathogens that are associated with outbreaks and sporadic cases of gastroenteritis. However, little is known about the occurrence of these pathogens in relatively isolated communities, such as the remnants of African-descendant...

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Main Authors: Glicélia Cruz Aragão, Joana D'Arc Pereira Mascarenhas, Jane Haruko Lima Kaiano, Maria Silvia Sousa de Lucena, Jones Anderson Monteiro Siqueira, Túlio Machado Fumian, Juliana das Mercês Hernandez, Consuelo Silva de Oliveira, Darleise de Souza Oliveira, Eliete da Cunha Araújo, Luana da Silva Soares, Alexandre Costa Linhares, Yvone Benchimol Gabbay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3574080?pdf=render