Comparison of norovirus genogroup I, II and IV seroprevalence among children in the Netherlands, 1963, 1983 and 2006

• Published in: Journal of general virology Vol. 97; no. 9; pp. 2255 - 2264
• Main Authors: van Beek, Janko, de Graaf, Miranda, Xia, Ming, Jiang, Xi, Vinjé, Jan, Beersma, Mathias, de Bruin, Erwin, van de Vijver, David, Holwerda, Melle, van Houten, Marlies, Buisman, Annemarie M, van Binnendijk, Rob, Osterhaus, Albert D M E, van der Klis, Fiona, Vennema, Harry, Koopmans, Marion P G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Microbiology Society 01.09.2016
• Subjects: Antibodies, Viral - blood; Caliciviridae Infections - epidemiology; Caliciviridae Infections - virology; Child; Cross-Sectional Studies; Gastroenteritis - epidemiology; Gastroenteritis - virology; Genotype; Humans; Immunoglobulin G - blood; Netherlands - epidemiology; Norovirus; Norovirus - classification; Norovirus - immunology; Seroepidemiologic Studies

Noroviruses are a major cause of acute gastroenteritis worldwide and are a genetically diverse group of viruses. Since 2002, an increasing number of norovirus outbreaks have been reported globally, but it is not clear whether this increase has been caused by a higher awareness or reflects the emerge...