Molecular epidemiology of norovirus in South Korea

BMB Reports

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 61-67

  Lee, Sung Geun ^a   Cho, Han Gil ^b   Paik, Soon Young ^c  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Norovirus; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

NOROVIRUS;

CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; EPIDEMIC; GASTROENTERITIS; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NOROVIRUS; SEASON; SOUTH KOREA; VIROLOGY; VIRUS GENOME;

CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GASTROENTERITIS; GENOME, VIRAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; NOROVIRUS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEASONS;

EID: 84925439811     PISSN: 19766696     EISSN: 1976670X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5483/BMBRep.2015.48.2.254     Document Type: Review

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