Abstract
An outbreak of gastroenteritis occurred at a kindergarten in Yokote City, Japan, between February 2006 and March 2006. Sapovirus was identified in 19 of 26 stool specimens by reverse transcription-PCR. A high viral shedding pattern was found for this strain, which was shown to be antigenically distinct from other genogroups.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Caliciviridae Infections / epidemiology*
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Caliciviridae Infections / virology*
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Feces / virology
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Female
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Gastroenteritis / epidemiology*
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Gastroenteritis / virology*
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Humans
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Japan / epidemiology
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Male
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Phylogeny
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RNA, Viral / analysis
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RNA, Viral / genetics
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Sapovirus / classification
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Sapovirus / isolation & purification*
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Sequence Homology
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Virus Shedding