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SUBMITTER: van Der Poel WH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2627973 | biostudies-other | 2000 Jan-Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
van Der Poel W H WH Vinjé J J van Der Heide R R Herrera M I MI Vivo A A Koopmans M P MP
Emerging infectious diseases 20000101 1
Viruses closely related to Norwalk-like viruses (NLVs) were recently found in stored stool samples from two calves (United Kingdom and Germany) and four pigs (Japan), sparking discussions about the potential for zoonotic transmission. To investigate if NLVs are commonly present in farm animals, pooled stool samples from 100 pig farms, 48 chicken farms, 43 dairy cow herds, and 75 veal calf farms from the Netherlands were assayed by reverse transcription- polymerase chain reaction amplification, u ...[more]