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Norwalk Virus
Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine, College of Medicine target norwalk virus
October 7th, 2008
According to recent research published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, "Members of Norovirus, a genus in the family Caliciviridae, are causative agents of epidemic diarrhea in humans. Susceptibility to several noroviruses is linked to human histo-blood type, and its determinant histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs) are regarded as receptors for these viruses." "Specificity for these carbohydrates is strain-dependent. Norwalk virus (NV) is the prototype genogroup I norovirus that specifically recognizes A- and H-type HlBGA, in contrast to genogroup II noroviruses that exhibit a more diverse HBGA binding...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-10-07)
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