Noroviruses are the most common etiological agent of acute gastroenteritis worldwide.
Despite their high infectivity, a subpopulation of individuals is resistant to infection and …

Noroviruses, an important cause of acute gastroenteritis in humans, have been found to
recognize the histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs) as receptors. Different noroviruses …

Background. Vaccines against norovirus, the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis, should
protect against medically significant illness and reduce transmission. Methods. In this …

CaliciNet, the outbreak surveillance network for noroviruses in the United States, was
launched in March 2009. As of January 2011, twenty state and local health laboratories had …

Noroviruses (NoVs) and rotaviruses (RVs), the two most important causes of viral acute
gastroenteritis, are found to recognise histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs) as receptors or …

Background. GII. 4 noroviruses are a significant source of acute gastroenteritis worldwide,
causing the majority of human norovirus outbreaks. Evolution of the GII. 4 major capsid …

The discovery of human histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs) as receptors or ligands of
noroviruses (NoVs) raises a question about the potential role of host factors in the evolution …

Since the late 1990s norovirus (NoV) strains belonging to a single genotype (GII. 4) have
caused at least four global epidemics. To date, the higher epidemiological fitness of the GII …

Noroviruses are the principal cause of epidemic gastroenteritis worldwide. Multiple reports
have concluded that the major capsid proteins of GII. 4 strains, which cause 80% of …

Background. GII. 4 is the predominant norovirus genotype worldwide. Challenge models
involving humans have shown the association of human histo-blood group antigens …