Research reports from National Institute for Public Health and the Environment provide new insights into epidemiology

New investigation results, "Diagnosis of Norovirus outbreaks by commercial ELISA or RT-PCR," are detailed in a study published in Journal of Virological Methods. According to a study from Netherlands, "The IDEIA Norwalk-like virus (Dakocytomation Ltd., Ely, United Kingdom) and the Ridascreen Norwalk-like virus enzyme immunoassay (R-Biopharm AG, Darmstadt, Germany), were evaluated for the diagnosis of outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis. A panel of 158 fecal samples from 23 outbreaks, including confirmed rotavirus and astrovirus outbreaks, was used to determine the sensitivity and specificity of both ELISA kits relative to an RT-PCR protocol that was followed by Southern blot...

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