Worldwide molecular epidemiology of norovirus infection

Paediatrics and International Child Health

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 128-131

  Chen, Shih Yen ^a   Chiu, Cheng Hsun ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Molecular epidemiology; Norovirus

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN VP2; VIRUS VACCINE;

AFRICA; ASIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; GASTROENTERITIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS INFECTION; NORTH AMERICA; OPEN READING FRAME; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SOUTH AMERICA; VACCINATION; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS MORPHOLOGY; VIRUS PARTICLE; VIRUS RECOMBINATION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; GASTROENTERITIS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NOROVIRUS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84874914222     PISSN: 20469047     EISSN: 20469055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2046905512Y.0000000031     Document Type: Review

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