Genetic diversity of noroviruses from outbreaks, sporadic cases and wastewater in Luxembourg 2008-2009

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1173-1176

  Kremer, J R ^a   Langlet, J ^b   Skraber, S ^c   Weicherding, P ^d   Weber, B ^e   Cauchie, H M ^c   de Landtsheer, S ^a   Even, J ^b   Muller, C P ^a   Hoffmann, L ^c   Mossong, J ^b  

^a LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Luxembourg)

^b National Public Health Laboratory Luxembourg   (Luxembourg)

^c LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

^d Health Inspection   (Luxembourg)

^e Laboratoires Reunis Kutter Lieners Hastert Centre Langwies   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Luxembourg; Norovirus; Nursing homes; Sporadic cases; Surveillance; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LUXEMBOURG; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS STRAIN; WASTE WATER; WATER SAMPLING;

GREAT ISLAND VIRUS; NOROVIRUS;

EID: 79960699441     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03407.x     Document Type: Article

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