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

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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 findings indicated circulation of NoV GII.17 Kawasaki_2014 in the Brazilian population, associated with AGE outbreak.

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The authors thank Oswaldo Cruz Institute/Fiocruz, State Central Laboratory (LACEN-MG), Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) and Carlos Chagas Filho Foundation for Research Support in the State of Rio de Janeiro (Faperj). MPM and JPG Leite are Research Productivity fellowships of CNPq/Faperj.

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This work was supported by Oswaldo Cruz Institute/Fiocruz, Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) and Carlos Chagas Filho Foundation for Research Support in the State of Rio de Janeiro (Faperj).

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  1. Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Fiocruz. Avenida Brasil, 4365, Manguinhos, 21040-900, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

    Juliana da Silva Ribeiro de Andrade, Tulio Machado Fumian, José Paulo Gagliardi Leite, Alexandre Madi Fialho, Sergio Mouta & Marize Pereira Miagostovich

  2. State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

    Matheus Ribeiro de Assis

  3. State Central Laboratory, Minas Gerais, Brazil

    Cristiane Mendes Pereira Santiago

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da Silva Ribeiro de Andrade, J., Fumian, T.M., Leite, J.P.G. et al. Norovirus GII.17 Associated with a Foodborne Acute Gastroenteritis Outbreak in Brazil, 2016. Food Environ Virol 10, 212–216 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12560-017-9326-0

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