## Abstract Norovirus is one of the major causes of outbreaks and sporadic cases of acute gastroenteritis in young children worldwide. Obtaining local baseline information regarding this virus is important for developing and evaluating prevention strategies of norovirus transmission in children. Th
Molecular epidemiology of norovirus gastroenteritis in children in Jiangmen, China, 2005–2007
✍ Scribed by Ying-chun Dai; Gui-fang Hu; Xu-fu Zhang; Can-lei Song; Wen-long Xiang; Xian-bo Wu; Le-yi Wang; Xi Jiang; Jun Nie
- Publisher
- Springer Vienna
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 440 KB
- Volume
- 156
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-8798
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