Discovery and genomic characterization of noroviruses from a gastroenteritis outbreak in domestic cats in the US.

Discovery and genomic characterization of noroviruses from a gastroenteritis outbreak in domestic cats in the US.

Norovirus (NoV) RNA was detected in the stools of 6 out 14 (42.8%) 8-12-week-old cats with enteritis from a feline shelter, in New York State. Upon sequence analysis of the complete capsid, the six NoVs were found to be identical, suggesting the spread of a unique NoV strain in the shelter. The full...

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Main Authors: Pierfrancesco Pinto, Qiuhong Wang, Ning Chen, Edward J Dubovi, Joshua B Daniels, Laurie M Millward, Canio Buonavoglia, Vito Martella, Linda J Saif
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3289677?pdf=render

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