Norovirus GII.17 Associated with a Foodborne Acute Gastroenteritis Outbreak in Brazil, 2016

Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.
Laboratório Central do Estado de Minas Gerais. MG, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.

Abstract

Foodborne transmission gastroenteritis (AGE) outbreak occurred during a celebration lunch in July, 2016, Brazil. All stool samples tested were positive for noroviruses (NoV) and phylogenetic analysis revealed that strains were genetically close to GII.17 Kawasaki_2014. These fndings indicated circulation of NoV GII.17 Kawasaki_2014 in the Brazilian population, associated with AGE outbreak.

Keywords in Portuguese

Norovirus
Surtos de Doenças
Caracterização Molecular
Brasil
Transmissão alimentar

Keywords

Norovirus
GII.17 Kawasaki_2014
Foodborne transmission
Outbreak
Molecular characterization
Brazil

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Springer Verlag (Germany)

Citation

ANDRADE, Juliana da Silva Ribeiro de; et al. Norovirus GII.17 Associated with a Foodborne Acute Gastroenteritis Outbreak in Brazil, 2016. Food and Envionmental Virology, v.10, p.212-216, 2018.

DOI

10.1007/s12560-017-9326-0

ISSN

1867-0334

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/29041

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2030-01-01

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