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Molecular epidemiology of norovirus in South Korea

  • Lee, Sung-Geun (Korea Zoonosis Research Institute, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Cho, Han-Gil (Division of Public Health Research, Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment) ;
  • Paik, Soon-Young (Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • Received : 2014.12.01
  • Published : 2015.02.28
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Abstract

Norovirus is a major cause of viral gastroenteritis and a common cause of foodborne and waterborne outbreaks. Norovirus outbreaks are responsible for economic losses, most notably to the public health and food industry field. Norovirus has characteristics such as low infectious dose, prolonged shedding period, strong stability, great diversity, and frequent genome mutations. Besides these characteristics, they are known for rapid and extensive spread in closed settings such as hospitals, hotels, and schools. Norovirus is well known as a major agent of food-poisoning in diverse settings in South Korea. For these reasons, nationwide surveillance for norovirus is active in both clinical and environmental settings in South Korea. Recent studies have reported the emergence of variants and novel recombinants of norovirus. In this review, we summarized studies on the molecular epidemiology and nationwide surveillance of norovirus in South Korea. This review will provide information for vaccine development and prediction of new emerging variants of norovirus in South Korea.

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