Title |
Serosurvey of veterinary conference participants for evidence of zoonotic exposure to canine norovirus – study protocol
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Published in |
Virology Journal, October 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1743-422x-9-250 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
João Rodrigo Mesquita, Maria São José Nascimento |
Abstract |
Noroviruses have emerged as the leading cause of outbreaks and sporadic cases of acute gastroenteritis in humans worldwide. Person-to-person contact and consumption of contaminated food are considered the most important ways of transmission of noroviruses however zoonotic transmission has been suggested. Recently, noroviruses have been found in dogs which, unlike bovine and swine noroviruses, may present a higher risk of zoonotic transfer, given to the often close contacts between humans and pet dogs in many societies across the world. The present paper describes a seroepidemiologic study aiming to provide information on the exposure level of humans to canine norovirus. |
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Researcher | 4 | 18% |
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Environmental Science | 2 | 9% |
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