Molecular Epidemiology of Human Enteric Caliciviruses in The Netherlands | Zendy

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Molecular Epidemiology of Human Enteric Caliciviruses in The Netherlands

Author(s) -

Marion Koopmans,

Jan Vinjé,

Matty de Wit,

Imke Leenen,

Wim van der Poel,

Yvonne van Duynhoven

Publication year - 2000

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1086/315573

Subject(s) - epidemiology , enteric virus , virology , biology , environmental health , medicine , pathology

In The Netherlands, illness due to Norwalk-like viruses (NLVs) of the family Caliciviridae is quite common. NLVs cause >80% of the outbreaks of gastroenteritis reported to municipal public health centers and at least 5% of the cases of gastroenteritis for which a general practitioner is consulted. In addition, up to 18% of community cases of gastroenteritis in the 1998/1999 winter season have been attributed to NLVs. Patterns of disease activity differ remarkably, with "normal years, when outbreaks occur that are caused by different types of NLV, and "epidemic years, when outbreaks appear to be caused by a single strain. This observation suggests selection of antigenic variants with increased virulence or altered modes of transmission. In addition, since caliciviruses related to the NLVs from humans have been detected in stool specimens from calves at 45% of the dairy farms in The Netherlands, the possibility of spillover of epidemic strains from an animal reservoir to humans should be considered.

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